TITLE XXXV
BANKS AND BANKING; LOAN ASSOCIATIONS; CREDIT UNIONS

CHAPTER 384-H
UNIFORM SPECIAL DEPOSITS ACT

Section 384-H:9

    384-H:9 When Creditor Process Enforceable Against Bank. –
I. Subject to paragraph II, creditor process with respect to a special deposit shall not be enforceable against the bank holding the special deposit.
II. Creditor process shall be enforceable against the bank holding a special deposit with respect to an amount the bank is obligated to pay a beneficiary or a depositor if the process:
(a) Is served on the bank;
(b) Provides sufficient information to permit the bank to identify the depositor or the beneficiary from the bank's books and records; and
(c) Gives the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on the process.
III. Creditor process served on a bank before it is enforceable against that bank under paragraph II shall not create a right of the creditor against the bank or a duty of the bank to the creditor. Other law shall determine whether creditor process creates a lien enforceable against the beneficiary on a contingent interest of a beneficiary, including a depositor as a beneficiary, even if not enforceable against the bank.

Source. 2026, 228:1, eff. Aug. 31, 2026.