# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 14.5. Maryland Trust Act

### Subtitle 9. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with the Trustee

#### Section 14.5-909

(a) In the absence of actual knowledge or of reasonable cause to inquire as to whether a trustee is improperly exercising the trustee's power, a person dealing with a trustee need not inquire whether a trustee is properly exercising the power of the trustee and is protected as if the trustee properly exercised the power.

(b) A person need not see to the proper application of trust assets paid or delivered to a trustee.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)