46-473. Delaying disbursements or transactions; immunity

A. A broker-dealer or investment adviser may delay a disbursement or transaction from an account of an eligible adult or an account on which an eligible adult is a beneficiary if both:

1. The broker-dealer, investment adviser or qualified individual reasonably believes, after initiating an internal review of the requested disbursement or transaction and the suspected financial exploitation, that the requested disbursement or transaction may result in financial exploitation of an eligible adult.

2. The broker-dealer or investment adviser does all of the following:

(a) Immediately, but not more than two business days after the delayed disbursement or transaction, provides written notification of the delay and the reason for the delay to all parties authorized to transact business on the account, unless any party is reasonably believed to have engaged in suspected or attempted financial exploitation of the eligible adult.

(b) Immediately, but not more than two business days after the delayed disbursement or transaction, notifies adult protective services and the corporation commission.

(c) Continues its internal review of the suspected or attempted financial exploitation of the eligible adult, as necessary, and reports the investigation's results to adult protective services and the corporation commission on request.

B. A delayed disbursement or transaction expires on the earlier of:

1. A determination by the broker-dealer or investment adviser that the disbursement or transaction will not result in financial exploitation of the eligible adult.

2. Fifteen business days after the date on which the broker-dealer or investment adviser first delayed disbursement or transaction of the monies, unless either adult protective services or the corporation commission requests that the broker-dealer or investment adviser extend the delay, in which case the delay shall expire not more than twenty-five business days after the date on which the broker-dealer or investment adviser first delayed disbursement or transaction of the monies unless otherwise terminated or further extended by either adult protective services or the corporation commission or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

C. A court of competent jurisdiction may enter an order extending the delay of the disbursement or transaction of monies or may order other protective relief based on the petition of the corporation commission, adult protective services, the broker-dealer or the investment adviser that initiated the delay or another interested party.

D. A broker-dealer or investment adviser who in good faith and exercising reasonable care delays a disbursement or transaction is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from a delay in a disbursement or transaction in accordance with this section.