Duty and liability of directed trustee.

Utah Code § 75B-3-109, under Chapter 75B-3: Uniform Directed Trust Act.

Utah Code § 75B-3-109

75B-3-109. Duty and liability of directed trustee.

(1) Subject to Subsection, a directed trustee shall take reasonable action to comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under Subsection, and the trustee is not liable for the action. (2) 75B-3-106(2)(a)

(2) A directed trustee may not comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under Subsectionto the extent that by complying the trustee would engage in willful misconduct. 75B-3-106(2)(a)

(3) An exercise of a power of direction under which a trust director may release a trustee or another trust director from liability for breach of trust is not effective if: the breach involved the trustee's or other director's willful misconduct; the release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other director in procuring the release; or at the time of the release, the director did not know the material facts relating to the breach.

(4) A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about the directed trustee's duty under this section may petition the court for instructions.

(5) The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a directed trustee in addition to the duties and liabilities under this section.