diff --git a/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py b/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
index d18afda9f..5dc4c6659 100644
--- a/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
+++ b/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 QS_DEALER_INVALID = 'No approved qualified supplier information found: supplier account set up invalid.'
 DEALER_TRANSFER_OWNER_INVALID = 'QS dealer transfer invalid:  either current owner group is not SOLE or the owner ' + \
     'name does not match the qualified supplier account name. '
+TRANSFER_DATE_FUTURE = 'The transfer date of execution (transferDate) cannot be in the future. '
 
 PPR_SECURITY_AGREEMENT = ' SA TA TG TM '
 
@@ -172,8 +173,7 @@ def validate_transfer(registration: MhrRegistration,  # pylint: disable=too-many
                                                                MhrDocumentTypes.TRANS_SEVER_GRANT)):
                 if not json_data.get('consideration'):
                     error_msg += CONSIDERATION_REQUIRED
-                if not json_data.get('transferDate'):
-                    error_msg += TRANSFER_DATE_REQUIRED
+                error_msg += validate_transfer_date(json_data)
             if json_data.get('deleteOwnerGroups') and len(json_data.get('deleteOwnerGroups')) != 1 and \
                     group == QUALIFIED_USER_GROUP and \
                     len(json_data.get('deleteOwnerGroups')) != validator_utils.get_existing_group_count(registration):
@@ -492,9 +492,15 @@ def validate_transfer_cert_corp(reg_type: str, owner_json: dict) -> str:
 
 def is_delete_exec_admin(reg_type: str, owner_json: dict) -> bool:
     """Evaluate if a deleted owner is an executor or an administrator for one of the death transfers types."""
-    if reg_type == MhrRegistrationTypes.TRANS_WILL and owner_json.get('partyType', '') == MhrPartyTypes.EXECUTOR:
+    if reg_type == MhrRegistrationTypes.TRANS_WILL and owner_json.get('partyType', '') in (MhrPartyTypes.EXECUTOR,
+                                                                                           MhrPartyTypes.ADMINISTRATOR,
+                                                                                           MhrPartyTypes.TRUST,
+                                                                                           MhrPartyTypes.TRUSTEE):
         return True
-    if reg_type == MhrRegistrationTypes.TRANS_ADMIN and owner_json.get('partyType', '') == MhrPartyTypes.ADMINISTRATOR:
+    if reg_type == MhrRegistrationTypes.TRANS_ADMIN and owner_json.get('partyType', '') in (MhrPartyTypes.EXECUTOR,
+                                                                                            MhrPartyTypes.ADMINISTRATOR,
+                                                                                            MhrPartyTypes.TRUST,
+                                                                                            MhrPartyTypes.TRUSTEE):
         return True
     return False
 
@@ -742,3 +748,17 @@ def validate_transfer_dealer(registration: MhrRegistration, json_data, reg_type:
     if json_data.get('supplier'):  # Added just for this validation.
         del json_data['supplier']
     return error_msg
+
+
+def validate_transfer_date(json_data) -> str:
+    """Transfer execution date is required and cannot be in the future."""
+    error_msg = ''
+    if not json_data.get('transferDate'):
+        error_msg += TRANSFER_DATE_REQUIRED
+    else:
+        now = model_utils.now_ts()
+        transfer_dt = model_utils.ts_from_iso_format(json_data.get('transferDate'))
+        current_app.logger.info(f'Comparing transfer {transfer_dt} with current ts {now}')
+        if transfer_dt.date() > now.date():
+            error_msg += TRANSFER_DATE_FUTURE
+    return error_msg
diff --git a/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/version.py b/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/version.py
index 70bf1455c..7d70de18f 100644
--- a/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/version.py
+++ b/mhr_api/src/mhr_api/version.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 Development release segment: .devN
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.8.21'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+__version__ = '1.8.22'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/mhr_api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py b/mhr_api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py
index 520b46858..b3ab08085 100644
--- a/mhr_api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py
+++ b/mhr_api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     ('Valid staff missing', True, True, False, False, False, None),
     ('Valid non-staff exists', True, False, True, True, True, None),
     ('Invalid non-staff missing transfer date', False, False, False, True, True, validator.TRANSFER_DATE_REQUIRED),
+    ('Invalid non-staff future transfer date', False, False, True, True, True, validator.TRANSFER_DATE_FUTURE),
     ('Invalid non-staff missing declared value', False, False, True, False, True, validator.DECLARED_VALUE_REQUIRED),
     ('Invalid non-staff missing consideration', False, False, True, True, False, validator.CONSIDERATION_REQUIRED)
 ]
@@ -364,6 +365,10 @@ def test_validate_transfer_details(session, desc, valid, staff, trans_dt, dec_va
         del json_data['documentId']
     if not trans_dt:
         del json_data['transferDate']
+    elif desc == 'Valid non-staff exists':
+        json_data['transferDate'] = model_utils.format_ts(model_utils.now_ts())
+    elif desc == 'Invalid non-staff future transfer date':
+        json_data['transferDate'] = model_utils.format_ts(model_utils.now_ts_offset(1, True))
     if not dec_value:
         del json_data['declaredValue']
     if not consideration: