Washington State enshrines new act on uniform special deposits

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On March 13, the Governor of Washington State signed into law SB 5801, enshrining a new chapter titled the Uniform Special Deposits Act. The law will apply to special deposits under account agreements that intend to establish a special deposit. In Section 5, a “special deposit” is characterized as a bank deposit for the benefit of two or more beneficiaries, denominated in a currency for the purposes stated in the account agreement, and “subject to a contingency.” The law further described the process for determining a permissible purpose, payment to a beneficiary by a bank, and the duties and liability of the bank, among others. It also described that, unless provided for in the account agreement, special deposits will terminate five years after the date it was first funded. The Uniform Special Deposits Act will go into effect July 1.
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