{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "eptl", "section": "13-4.4", "citation": "EPTL § 13-4.4", "heading": "Origination of registration in beneficiary form", "text": ["§ 13-4.4 Origination of registration in beneficiary form", "A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple owners."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/13-4.4", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A certificated or account security is in **beneficiary form** when its registration designates who takes ownership **at the sole owner’s death or after all multiple owners die**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/eptl/13-4.4", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}