Title 19

(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BENEFICIARY WITH A DISABILITY. A beneficiary of a first trust who the authorized fiduciary believes may qualify for governmental benefits based on disability, whether or not the beneficiary currently receive…

(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DETERMINABLE CHARITABLE INTEREST. A charitable interest that is a right to a mandatory distribution currently, periodically, on the occurrence of a specified event, or after the passage of a specified time, …

(a) An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to the extent the first-trust instrument expressly prohibits exercise of: (1) the decanting power; or (2) a power granted by state law to the fiduciary to distribute part or all of the principal of the trust to anot…

(a) If a first-trust instrument specifies an authorized fiduciary’s compensation, the fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to increase the fiduciary’s compensation above the specified compensation unless: (1) all qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to th…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a second-trust instrument may not relieve an authorized fiduciary from liability for breach of trust to a greater extent than the first-trust instrument. (b) A second-trust instrument may provide for indemnification of an authoriz…

An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to modify a provision in a first-trust instrument granting another person power to remove or replace the fiduciary unless: (1) the person holding the power consents to the modification in a signed record and the modific…

(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) GRANTOR TRUST. A trust as to which a settlor of a first trust is considered the owner under 26 U.S.C. Sections 671 through 677, as amended, or 26 U.S.C. Section 679, as amended. (2) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Th…

In this chapter the following terms have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTIVE PROPERTY. The property or property interest subject to a power of appointment. (2) ASCERTAINABLE STANDARD. A standard relating to an individual’s health, education, support, or maintenance within the …

(a) Subject to subsection (b), a second trust may have a duration that is the same as or different from the duration of the first trust. (b) To the extent that property of a second trust is attributable to property of the first trust, the property of the second trust is subject t…

An authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power whether or not under the first trust’s discretionary distribution standard the fiduciary would have made or could have been compelled to make a discretionary distribution of principal at the time of the exercise. (Act 2018-…

(a) If exercise of the decanting power would be effective under this chapter except that the second-trust instrument in part does not comply with this chapter, the exercise of the power is effective and the following rules apply with respect to the principal of the second trust a…

(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL TRUST. A trust or an interest in a trust created to provide for the care of one or more animals. (2) PROTECTOR. A person appointed in an animal trust to enforce the trust on behalf of the animal or, i…

A reference in Chapter 3B (commencing with Section 19-3B-101) of this title, to a trust instrument or terms of the trust includes a second-trust instrument and the terms of the second trust. (Act 2018-519, §24.)

(a) For purposes of laws of this state other than this chapter and subject to subsection (b), a settlor of a first trust is deemed to be the settlor of the second trust with respect to the portion of the principal of the first trust subject to the exercise of the decanting power.…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), if exercise of the decanting power was intended to distribute all the principal of the first trust to one or more second trusts, later-discovered property belonging to the first trust and property paid to or acquired by the firs…

A debt, liability, or other obligation enforceable against property of a first trust is enforceable to the same extent against the property when held by the second trust after exercise of the decanting power. (Act 2018-519, §27.)

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Act 2018-519, §28.)

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of t…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), this chapter applies to an express trust that is irrevocable, or revocable by the settlor only with the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest. (b) This chapter does not apply to a trust held sol…

(a) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust. (b) This chapter does not create or imply a duty to consider or exercise the decanting p…

This chapter applies to a trust created before, on, or after January 1, 2019, which: (1) has its principal place of administration in this state, including a trust whose principal place of administration has been changed to this state; or (2) provides by its trust instrument that…

A trustee or other person that reasonably relies on the validity of a distribution of part or all of the property of a trust to another trust, or a modification of a trust, under this chapter, laws of this state other than this chapter, or the law of another jurisdiction is not l…

(a) In this section, a notice period begins on the day notice is given under subsection (c) and ends 59 days after the day notice is given. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power without the consent of any person…

(a) Notice to a person with authority to represent and bind another person under a first-trust instrument or Chapter 3B (commencing with Section 19-3B-101) of this title, has the same effect as notice given directly to the person represented. (b) Consent of or waiver by a person …

(a) On application of an authorized fiduciary, a person entitled to notice under Section 19-3D-7(c), a beneficiary, or with respect to a charitable interest that is not entirely held by or for the benefit of one or more identified and existing charitable organizations, the Attorn…