490.385 Payment to person claiming interest in account; restrictions.

Sec. 385.

    (1) A domestic credit union may refuse to make a payment from an account to a person claiming an interest in the account if the domestic credit union is uncertain under the agreement governing the account of who is entitled to receive that payment or if the domestic credit union has actual knowledge of a dispute between any account owners, beneficiaries with present vested rights in the account, or other persons concerning their respective ownership to the money in the account, the proposed withdrawal, or any previous withdrawals from the account.

    (2) If a domestic credit union refuses to make a payment under subsection (1), the domestic credit union may notify the account owners, beneficiaries with present vested rights in the account, and other persons claiming an interest in the account in writing of the basis for its refusal and may refuse to make the payment until all interested parties consent in writing to the requested payment or a court with jurisdiction orders the domestic credit union to make the payment. The domestic credit union is not liable for any damages resulting from an action taken under this subsection.