19-3B-901
Section 19-3B-901 Prudent investor rule. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this article. (b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the terms of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust. (Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.)...
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19-3B-802
Section 19-3B-802 Duty of loyalty. (a) A trustee shall administer the trust solely in the interests of the beneficiaries. (b) Subject to the rights of persons dealing with or assisting the trustee as provided in Section 19-3B-1012, a sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving the investment or management of trust property entered into by the trustee for the trustee's own personal account or which is otherwise affected by a conflict between the trustee's fiduciary and personal interests is voidable by a beneficiary affected by the transaction unless: (1) the transaction was authorized by the terms of the trust; (2) the transaction was approved by the court; (3) the beneficiary did not commence a judicial proceeding within the time allowed by Section 19-3B-1005; (4) the beneficiary consented to the trustee's conduct, ratified the transaction, or released the trustee in compliance with Section 19-3B-1009; or (5) the transaction involves a contract entered into or claim acquired by...
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19-3A-104
Section 19-3A-104 Trustee's power to adjust. (a) If the terms of the trust expressly provide by specific reference to this section, then a trustee may have the power to adjust between principal and income to the extent the trustee considers necessary if (1) the trustee invests and manages trust assets as a prudent investor; (2) the terms of the trust describe the amount that may or must be distributed to a beneficiary by referring to the trust's income, and (3) the trustee determines, after applying the rules in Section 19-3A-103(a), that the trustee is unable to comply with Section 19-3A-103(b). (b) In deciding whether and to what extent to exercise the power conferred by subsection (a), a trustee shall consider all factors relevant to the trust and its beneficiaries, including, but not limited to: (1) The nature, purpose, and expected duration of the trust; (2) The intent of the settlor; (3) The identity and circumstances of the beneficiaries; (4) The needs for liquidity for the...
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19-3B-906
Section 19-3B-906 Language invoking standard of prudent investor rule. The following terms or comparable language in the terms of a trust, unless otherwise limited or modified, authorizes any investment or strategy permitted under this chapter: "investments permissible by law for investment of trust funds," "legal investments," "authorized investments," "using the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital," "prudent man rule," "prudent trustee rule," "prudent person rule," and "prudent investor rule." (Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.)...
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45-8A-22.124
Section 45-8A-22.124 Eligible rollover distribution; direct rollover. (a) Rollovers Generally. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee's election under this section, a distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the retirement board, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover. (2) Definitions. a. Eligible Rollover Distribution. An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include: 1. Any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, not less frequently than annually, made for the life, or life expectancy, of the distributee or the joint lives, or joint life expectancies, of the distributee and the distributee's designated...
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8-6-11
Section 8-6-11 Registration of securities - Exempt transactions. (a) Except as hereinafter in this section expressly provided, Sections 8-6-3 through 8-6-9 shall not apply to any of the following transactions: (1) Any isolated nonissuer transaction, whether effected through a dealer or not; (2) Any nonissuer transaction in an outstanding security by a registered dealer if: a. The issuer has a class of securities subject to registration under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for not less than 180 days before the transaction; or has filed and maintained with the commission for not less than 180 days before the transaction information, in such form as the commission, by rule, specifies, substantially comparable to the information which the issuer would be required to file under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the...
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45-37-123.103
Section 45-37-123.103 Death benefits. (a) Preretirement death benefits. A vested member's beneficiary is entitled to a preretirement joint survivorship pension, as described below. (1) MARRIED MEMBER. If a married, active member dies, then the beneficiary may elect, on a form provided by the pension board, to be paid in one of the following forms: a. One Hundred Percent Preretirement Joint Survivorship Pension. If such member was eligible for a deferred retirement benefit at the time of the member's death, then the beneficiary may elect to be paid in the form of a 100 percent preretirement joint survivorship pension, which is a monthly annuity paid during the beneficiary's lifetime which is equal to the actuarial equivalent of the benefits that would have been paid to the member if, instead of dying, the member had terminated employment; or b. Refund. The beneficiary may elect a refund of the member's employee contributions in accordance with Section 45-37-123.104(4)b. (2) UNMARRIED...
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19-3B-902
Section 19-3B-902 Standard of care; portfolio strategy; risk and return objectives. (a) A trustee shall invest and manage trust assets as a prudent investor would, by considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution. (b) A trustee's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets must be evaluated not in isolation but in the context of the trust portfolio as a whole and as a part of an overall investment strategy having risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust. (c) Among circumstances that a trustee may consider in investing and managing trust assets are such of the following as are relevant to the trust or its beneficiaries: (1) general economic conditions; (2) the possible effect of inflation or deflation; (3) the expected tax consequences of investment decisions or strategies; (4) the role that each investment...
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19-3B-1002
Section 19-3B-1002 Damages for breach of trust. (a) A trustee who commits a breach of trust is liable to the beneficiaries affected for: (1) the greater of: (i) the amount required to restore the value of the trust property and trust distributions to what they would have been had the breach not occurred; or (ii) the profit the trustee made by reason of the breach; (2) any measure of damage otherwise provided by law. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if more than one trustee is liable to the beneficiaries for a breach of trust, a trustee is entitled to contribution from the other trustee or trustees. A trustee is not entitled to contribution if the trustee was substantially more at fault than another trustee or if the trustee committed the breach of trust in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries. A trustee who received a benefit from the breach of trust is not entitled to contribution from another...
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19-3B-814
Section 19-3B-814 Discretionary powers; tax savings. (a) Notwithstanding the breadth of discretion granted to a trustee in the terms of the trust, including the use of such terms as "absolute," "sole," or "uncontrolled," the trustee shall exercise a discretionary power in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries. (b) Subject to subsection (d), and unless the terms of the trust expressly indicate that a rule in this subsection does not apply: (1) a person other than a settlor who is a beneficiary and trustee of a trust that confers on the trustee a power to make discretionary distributions to or for the trustee's personal benefit may exercise the power only in accordance with an ascertainable standard; and (2) a trustee may not exercise a power to make discretionary distributions to satisfy a legal obligation of support that the trustee personally owes another person. (c) A power whose exercise is limited or prohibited...
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