2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 33: PROPERTY › Chapter 32: MAINE UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT › 33 §1652. Definitions

§1652. Definitions
As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Adult.
"Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.
[PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. A, §117 (AMD).]
2.  Benefit plan.
"Benefit plan" means an employer's plan for the benefit of an employee or partner.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Broker.
"Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's own account or for the account of others.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Conservator.
"Conservator" means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Court.
"Court" means the Probate Court.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
6.  Custodial property.
"Custodial property" means any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this Act and the income from and proceeds of that interest in property.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
7.  Custodian.
"Custodian" means a person so designated under section 1660 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 1669.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
8.  Financial institution.
"Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, savings institution or credit union, chartered and supervised under state or federal law.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
9.  Legal representative.
"Legal representative" means an individual's personal representative or conservator.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
10.  Member of the minor's family.
"Member of the minor's family" means the minor's parent, step-parent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt whether of whole or 1/2 blood or by adoption.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
11.  Minor.
"Minor" means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
12.  Person.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, organization or other legal entity.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
13.  Personal representative.
"Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, successor personal representative or special administrator of a decedent's estate or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
14.  State.
"State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
15.  Transfer.
"Transfer" means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 1660.
[PL 2019, c. 501, §16 (AMD).]
16.  Transferor.
"Transferor" means a person who makes a transfer under this Act.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
17.  Trust company.
"Trust company" means a financial institution, corporation or other legal entity authorized to exercise general trust powers.
[PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 734, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 502, §A117 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 501, §16 (AMD).