Section 14-6226 - Financial institutions; discharge of claims; exceptionA. A payment made pursuant to this article in accordance with the type of account discharges the financial institution from all claims for these amounts, whether or not the payment is consistent with the beneficial ownership of the account as between parties or beneficiaries or their successors. Payment may be made whether or not a party, beneficiary or agent has disabilities, is incapacitated or deceased when payment is requested, received or made.B. Protection under this section does not extend to payments made after a financial institution has received written notice from a party or from the deceased party's personal representative, surviving spouse or heir or devisee if this notice states that payments in accordance with the terms of the account, including one having an agency designation, should not be permitted and the financial institution has had a reasonable opportunity to act on it when the payment is made. Unless the notice is withdrawn by the person giving it, the successor of any deceased party shall concur in a request for payment if the financial institution is to be protected under this section. Unless a financial institution has been served with process in an action or proceeding, no other notice or other information shown to have been available to the financial institution affects its right to protection under this section.C. A financial institution that receives written notice pursuant to this section or otherwise has reason to believe that a dispute exists as to the rights of the parties may refuse, without liability, to make payments in accordance with the terms of the account.D. Protection of a financial institution under this section does not affect the rights of parties in disputes between themselves or their successors concerning the beneficial ownership of sums on deposit in accounts or payments made from accounts.Amended by L. 2014, ch. 215,s. 34, eff. 7/24/2014.