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First Substitute H.B. 299

Representative David Clark proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
TRUST LAW AMENDMENTS

             2     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: David Clark

             5      This act modifies the Revenue and Tax Code and the Utah Uniform Probate Code to
             6      address issues related to trusts and to make technical changes. The act repeals the tax on
             7      accrued income in irrevocable trusts. This act modifies the statutory rule against
             8      perpetuities. This act provides protection for assets of trusts and addresses
             9      administration of trusts. The provisions in this act that amend certain tax-related
             10      provisions take effect for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2004. All other
             11      provisions take effect on May 5, 2003.
             12      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             13      AMENDS:
             14          7-5-1, as last amended by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             15          59-10-103, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2000
             16          59-10-201, as last amended by Chapter 390, Laws of Utah 1997
             17          75-2-205, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             18          75-2-702, as enacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             19          75-2-1201, as enacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             20          75-2-1203, as enacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             21          75-2-1205, as enacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             22          75-2-1207, as enacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             23          75-2-1208, as enacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             24          75-7-201, as enacted by Chapter 150, Laws of Utah 1975
             25          75-7-202, as last amended by Chapter 119, Laws of Utah 1995



             26          75-7-204, as enacted by Chapter 150, Laws of Utah 1975
             27          75-7-402, as last amended by Chapter 179, Laws of Utah 1992
             28      ENACTS:
             29          25-6-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          75-2-1206.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          75-7-208, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32          75-7-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             33          75-7-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             34          75-7-603, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             35      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             36          Section 1. Section 7-5-1 is amended to read:
             37           7-5-1. Definitions -- Allowable trust companies -- Exceptions.
             38          (1) As used in this chapter:
             39          (a) "Business trust" means an entity engaged in a trade or business that is created by a
             40      declaration of trust that transfers property to trustees, to be held and managed by them for the
             41      benefit of persons holding certificates representing the beneficial interest in the trust estate and
             42      assets.
             43          (b) "Trust business" means, except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a business in
             44      which one acts in any agency or fiduciary capacity, including that of personal representative,
             45      executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, assignee, receiver, depositary, or trustee under
             46      appointment as trustee for any purpose permitted by law, including the definition of "trust" set
             47      forth in Subsection 75-1-201 (53).
             48          (c) "Trust business" does not include the following means of holding funds, assets, or
             49      other property:
             50          (i) funds held in a client trust account by an attorney authorized to practice law in this
             51      state;
             52          (ii) funds held in connection with the purchase or sale of real estate by a person
             53      authorized to act as a real estate broker in this state;
             54          (iii) funds or other assets held in escrow by a person authorized by the department in
             55      accordance with Chapter 22 or by the Utah Insurance Department to act as an escrow agent in
             56      this state;



             57          (iv) funds held by a homeowners' association or similar organization to pay
             58      maintenance and other related costs for commonly owned property;
             59          (v) funds held in connection with the collection of debts or payments on loans by a
             60      person acting solely as the agent or representative or otherwise at the sole direction of the
             61      person to which the debt or payment is owed, including funds held by an escrow agent for
             62      payment of taxes or insurance;
             63          (vi) funds and other assets held in trust on an occasional or isolated basis by a person
             64      who does not represent that he is engaged in the trust business in Utah;
             65          (vii) funds or other assets found by a court to be held in an implied, resulting, or
             66      constructive trust;
             67          (viii) funds or other assets held by a court appointed conservator, guardian, receiver,
             68      trustee, or other fiduciary if:
             69          (A) the conservator, receiver, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary is responsible to the
             70      court in the same manner as a personal representative under Title 75, Chapter 3, Part 5,
             71      Supervised Administration, or as a receiver under Rule 66, Utah Rules of Civil Procedure;
             72          (B) the conservator, trustee, or other fiduciary is a certified public accountant or has
             73      qualified for and received a designation as a certified financial planner, chartered financial
             74      consultant, certified financial analyst, or similar designation suitable to the court, that
             75      evidences the conservator's, trustee's, or other fiduciary's professional competence to manage
             76      financial matters;
             77          (C) no trust company is willing or eligible to serve as conservator, guardian, trustee, or
             78      receiver after notice has been given pursuant to Section 75-1-401 to all trust companies doing
             79      business in this state, including a statement of the value of the assets to be managed. That
             80      notice need not be provided, however, if a trust company has been employed by the fiduciary to
             81      manage the assets; and
             82          (D) in the event guardianship services are needed, the person seeking appointment as a
             83      guardian under this Subsection (1) is a specialized care professional, as that term is defined in
             84      Section 75-5-311 , or a business or state agency that employs the services of one of those
             85      professionals for the purpose of caring for the incapacitated person, so long as the specialized
             86      care professional, business, or state agency does not:
             87          (I) profit financially or otherwise from, or receive compensation for acting in that


             88      capacity, except for the direct costs of providing guardianship or conservatorship services; or
             89          (II) otherwise have a conflict of interest in providing those services;
             90          (ix) funds or other assets held by a credit services organization operating in compliance
             91      with Title 13, Chapter 21, Credit Services Organizations Act;
             92          (x) funds, securities, or other assets held in a customer account in connection with the
             93      purchase or sale of securities by a regulated securities broker, dealer, or transfer agent; or
             94          (xi) funds, assets, and other property held in a business trust for the benefit of holders
             95      of certificates of beneficial interest if the fiduciary activities of the business trust are merely
             96      incidental to conducting business in the business trust form.
             97          (d) "Trust company" means an institution authorized to engage in the trust business
             98      under this chapter. Only the following may be a trust company:
             99          (i) a Utah depository institution or its wholly owned subsidiary;
             100          (ii) an out-of-state depository institution authorized to engage in business as a
             101      depository institution in Utah or its wholly owned subsidiary;
             102          (iii) a corporation, including a credit union service organization, owned entirely by one
             103      or more federally insured depository institutions as defined in Subsection 7-1-103 (8);
             104          [(iii)] (iv) a direct or indirect subsidiary of a depository institution holding company
             105      that also has a direct or indirect subsidiary authorized to engage in business as a depository
             106      institution in Utah; and
             107          [(iv)] (v) any other corporation continuously and lawfully engaged in the trust business
             108      in this state since before July 1, 1981.
             109          (2) Only a trust company may engage in the trust business in this state.
             110          (3) The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
             111          (a) an institution authorized to engage in a trust business in another state that is
             112      engaged in trust activities in this state solely to fulfill its duties as a trustee of a trust created
             113      and administered in another state;
             114          (b) a national bank, federal savings bank, federal savings and loan association, or
             115      federal credit union authorized to engage in business as a depository institution in Utah, or any
             116      wholly owned subsidiary of any of these, to the extent the institution is authorized by its
             117      primary federal regulator to engage in the trust business in this state; or
             118          (c) a state agency that is otherwise authorized by statute to act as a conservator,


             119      receiver, guardian, trustee, or in any other fiduciary capacity.
             120          Section 2. Section 25-6-14 is enacted to read:
             121          25-6-14. Restricting transfers of trust interests.
             122          (1) (a) For trusts created on or after May 5, 2003, a settlor who in writing irrevocably
             123      transfers property in trust may provide that the income or principal interest of the settlor as
             124      beneficiary of the trust may not be either voluntarily or involuntarily transferred before
             125      payment or delivery to the settlor or beneficiary by the trustee. The provision shall be
             126      considered to be a restriction on the transfer of the settlor's beneficial interest in the trust that is
             127      enforceable under applicable nonbankruptcy law within the meaning of Section 541(c)(2) of
             128      the Bankruptcy Code or successor provision.
             129          (b) This Subsection (1) applies to:
             130          (i) any form of transfer into trust including:
             131          (A) deed;
             132          (B) conveyance; or
             133          (C) assignment; and
             134          (ii) transfers of:
             135          (A) real property;
             136          (B) personal property; or
             137          (C) interests in real or personal property.
             138          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if a trust has a restriction as provided in
             139      Subsection (1)(a), the fol1owing may not satisfy a claim, or liability on it, in either law or
             140      equity, out of the settlor or beneficiary's restricted interest in the trust:
             141          (i) a creditor existing on the date of the transfer;
             142          (ii) a person who becomes a creditor after the date of transfer; or
             143          (iii) another person wishing to satisfy a claim out of the settlor or beneficiary's interest
             144      in the trust.
             145          (b) For the purposes of Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii), a creditor includes one holding or
             146      seeking to enforce a judgment entered by a court or other body having adjudicative authority as
             147      well as one with a right to payment, whether or not reduced to judgment, liquidated,
             148      unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable,
             149      secured, or unsecured.


             150          (c) A restriction provided under Subsection (1) does not prevent a person described in
             151      Subsection (2)(a) from satisfying a claim or liability out of the settlor or beneficiary's restricted
             152      interest if:
             153          (i) the transfer into trust is made in whole or in part with actual intent to hinder, delay,
             154      or defraud creditors or other persons under Subsection 25-6-5 (1)(a);
             155          (ii) the trust provides that the settlor may revoke or terminate all or part of the trust
             156      without the consent of a person who has a substantial beneficial interest in the trust and the
             157      interest would be adversely affected by the exercise of the settlor's power to revoke or
             158      terminate all or part of the trust;
             159          (iii) the trust requires that all or a part of the trust's income or principal, or both must
             160      be distributed to the settlor or beneficiary;
             161          (iv) at the time of the transfer, the settlor or beneficiary is in default by 30 or more days
             162      of making a payment due under a child support judgment or order; or
             163          (v) the transfer renders the settlor or beneficiary insolvent after the transfer.
             164          (d) For the purposes of Subsection (2)(c) "revoke or terminate" does not include:
             165          (i) a power to veto a distribution from the trust;
             166          (ii) a testamentary special power of appointment or similar power;
             167          (iii) the right to receive a distribution of income, principal, or both in the discretion of
             168      another, including a trustee other than the settlor, or is an interest in a charitable remainder
             169      unitrust or charitable remainder annuity trust as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 664
             170      or successor provision, or is a right to receive principal subject to an ascertainable standard set
             171      forth in the trust; or
             172          (iv) the power to appoint nonsubordinate advisers or trust protectors who can remove
             173      and appoint trustees, who can direct, consent to or disapprove distributions, or is the power to
             174      serve as an investment director or appoint an investment director under Subsections
             175      75-7-302 (13) and (14).
             176          (3) The satisfaction of a claim under Subsection (2)(c) is limited to that part of the trust
             177      to which it applies.
             178          (4) A cause of action or claim for relief under Subsection (2)(c), is extinguished unless
             179      the action is brought by a person who:
             180          (a) is a creditor on the date of the transfer to trust within the later of:


             181          (i) three years after the date the transfer is made; or
             182          (ii) one year after the transfer is or reasonably could have been discovered by the
             183      person; or
             184          (b) becomes a creditor after the date of the transfer into trust, within two years after the
             185      date the transfer is made.
             186          (5) (a) If a trust has a restriction as provided under Subsection (1), the restriction
             187      prevents anyone, including a person listed in Subsection (2)(a), from asserting any cause of
             188      action or claim for relief against a trustee or anyone involved in the counseling, drafting,
             189      preparation, execution, or funding of the trust for:
             190          (i) conspiracy to commit a fraudulent conveyance;
             191          (ii) aiding and abetting a fraudulent conveyance; or
             192          (iii) participating in the trust transaction.
             193          (b) A person prevented from asserting a cause of action or claim for relief under this
             194      Subsection (5) may assert a cause of action only against:
             195          (i) the trust assets; or
             196          (ii) the settlor or beneficiary to the extent allowed under Subsection 25-6-5 (1)(a).
             197          (6) In any action brought under Subsection (2)(c), the burden to prove the matter by
             198      clear and convincing evidence shall be upon the creditor.
             199          (7) For purposes of this section, the transfer shall be considered to have been made on
             200      the date the property was originally transferred in trust.
             201          Section 3. Section 59-10-103 is amended to read:
             202           59-10-103. Definitions.
             203          (1) As used in this chapter:
             204          (a) "Adult with a disability" means an individual who:
             205          (i) is 18 years of age or older;
             206          (ii) is eligible for services under Title 62A, Chapter 5, Services to People with
             207      Disabilities; and
             208          (iii) is not enrolled in:
             209          (A) an education program for students with disabilities that is authorized under Section
             210      53A-15-301 ; or
             211          (B) a school established under Title 53A, Chapter 25, Schools for the Deaf and Blind.


             212          (b) "Corporation" includes:
             213          (i) associations[,];
             214          (ii) joint stock companies[,]; and
             215          (iii) insurance companies.
             216          (c) "Dependent child with a disability" means an individual 21 years of age or younger
             217      who:
             218          (i) (A) is diagnosed by a school district representative under rules adopted by the State
             219      Board of Education as having a disability classified as:
             220          (I) autism;
             221          (II) deafness;
             222          (III) preschool developmental delay;
             223          (IV) dual sensory impairment;
             224          (V) hearing impairment;
             225          (VI) intellectual disability;
             226          (VII) multidisability;
             227          (VIII) orthopedic impairment;
             228          (IX) other health impairment;
             229          (X) traumatic brain injury; or
             230          (XI) visual impairment;
             231          (B) is not receiving residential services from:
             232          (I) the Division of Services for People with Disabilities created under Section
             233      62A-5-102 ; or
             234          (II) a school established under Title 53A, Chapter 25, Schools for the Deaf and Blind;
             235      and
             236          (C) is enrolled in:
             237          (I) an education program for students with disabilities that is authorized under Section
             238      53A-15-301 ; or
             239          (II) a school established under Title 53A, Chapter 25, Schools for the Deaf and Blind;
             240      or
             241          (ii) is identified under guidelines of the Department of Health as qualified for:
             242          (A) Early Intervention; or


             243          (B) Infant Development Services.
             244          (d) "Employer," "employee," and "wages" are defined as provided in Section
             245      59-10-401 .
             246          (e) "Fiduciary" means:
             247          (i) a guardian[,];
             248          (ii) a trustee[,];
             249          (iii) an executor[,];
             250          (iv) an administrator[,];
             251          (v) a receiver[,];
             252          (vi) a conservator[,]; or
             253          (vii) any person acting in any fiduciary capacity for any individual.
             254          (f) "Homesteaded land diminished from the Uintah and Ouray Reservation" means the
             255      homesteaded land that was held to have been diminished from the Uintah and Ouray
             256      Reservation in Hagen v. Utah, 510 U.S. 399 (1994).
             257          (g) "Individual" means a natural person and includes aliens and minors.
             258          (h) "Nonresident individual" means an individual who is not a resident of this state.
             259          (i) "Nonresident trust" or "nonresident estate" means a trust or estate which is not a
             260      resident estate or trust.
             261          (j) (i) "Partnership" includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other
             262      unincorporated organization[,]:
             263          (A) through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is
             264      carried on[,]; and
             265          (B) which is not, within the meaning of this chapter[,]:
             266          (I) a trust [or];
             267          (II) an estate; or
             268          (III) a corporation.
             269          (ii) "Partnership" does not include any organization not included under the definition of
             270      "partnership" [contained] in Section 761, Internal Revenue Code.
             271          (iii) "Partner" includes a member in [such] a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or
             272      organization described in Subsection (1)(j)(i).
             273          (k) (i) "Resident individual" means:


             274          [(i)] (A) an individual who is domiciled in this state for any period of time during the
             275      taxable year, but only for the duration of [such period; or (ii)] the period during which the
             276      individual is domiciled in this state; or
             277          (B) an individual who is not domiciled in this state but:
             278          (I) maintains a permanent place of abode in this state; and
             279          (II) spends in the aggregate 183 or more days of the taxable year in this state.
             280          (ii) For purposes of this Subsection (1)(k)[(ii)](i)(B), a fraction of a calendar day shall
             281      be counted as a whole day.
             282          (l) (i) "Resident estate" or "resident trust" means:
             283          (A) an estate of a decedent who at [his] death was domiciled in this state;
             284          (B) a trust, or a portion of a trust, consisting of property transferred by will of a
             285      decedent who at his death was domiciled in this state; or
             286          (C) a trust administered in this state.
             287          (ii) [For purposes of this chapter, a] A trust shall be considered to be administered in
             288      this state if:
             289          (A) [the place of business where] the fiduciary transacts [a major portion of its] any
             290      administration of the trust [is] in this state; [or]
             291          [(B) the usual place of business of the fiduciary is in this state.]
             292          [(iii) Where there are two or more fiduciaries, the residency status of the trust shall be
             293      determined by the situs of the corporate or professional fiduciary with primary responsibility
             294      for the administration of the trust as defined in the trust instrument.]
             295          [(iv) The commission may, by rule, provide additional guidelines to determine the
             296      residency status of a trust.]
             297          (B) the trust states that it is governed by the laws of this state and any administration of
             298      the trust is in this state; or
             299          (C) the trust falls within the provisions of Section 75-7-208 .
             300          (m) "Taxable income" and "state taxable income" are defined as provided in Sections
             301      59-10-111 , 59-10-112 , 59-10-116 , 59-10-201.1 , and 59-10-204 .
             302          (n) "Taxpayer" means any individual, estate, or trust or beneficiary of an estate or trust,
             303      whose income is subject in whole or part to the tax imposed by this chapter.
             304          (o) "Uintah and Ouray Reservation" means the lands recognized as being included


             305      within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in:
             306          (i) Hagen v. Utah, 510 U.S. 399 (1994); and
             307          (ii) Ute Indian Tribe v. Utah, 114 F.3d 1513 (10th Cir. 1997).
             308          (p) "Ute tribal member" means a person who is enrolled as a member of the Ute Indian
             309      Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
             310          (q) "Ute tribe" means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
             311          (2) (a) Any term used in this chapter has the same meaning as when used in
             312      comparable context in the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes unless a
             313      different meaning is clearly required.
             314          (b) Any reference to the Internal Revenue Code or to the laws of the United States shall
             315      mean the Internal Revenue Code or other provisions of the laws of the United States relating to
             316      federal income taxes [which] that are in effect for the taxable year.
             317          (c) Any reference to a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code or other provision
             318      of the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes shall include any
             319      corresponding or comparable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as hereafter amended,
             320      redesignated, or reenacted.
             321          Section 4. Section 59-10-201 is amended to read:
             322           59-10-201. Taxation of resident trusts and estates.
             323          (1) [A] Except for trusts which first became resident trusts on or after January 1, 2004,
             324      a tax determined in accordance with the rates prescribed by Section 59-10-104 for individuals
             325      filing separately is imposed for each taxable year on the state taxable income of each resident
             326      estate or trust, except for trusts taxed as corporations.
             327          (2) A resident estate or trust shall be allowed the credit provided in Section 59-10-106 ,
             328      relating to an income tax imposed by another state, except that the limitation shall be computed
             329      by reference to the taxable income of the estate or trust.
             330          (3) The property of the trusts established in Title 53B, Chapter 8a, Higher Education
             331      Savings Incentive Program, and Chapter 8b, Higher Education Supplemental Savings Incentive
             332      Program, and their income from operations and investments are exempt from all taxation by
             333      the state under this chapter.
             334          Section 5. Section 75-2-205 is amended to read:
             335           75-2-205. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to others.


             336          Unless excluded under Section 75-2-208 , the value of the augmented estate includes the
             337      value of the decedent's nonprobate transfers to others, not included under Section 75-2-204 , of
             338      any of the [following] types described in this section, in the amount provided respectively for
             339      each type of transfer:
             340          (1) Property owned or owned in substance by the decedent immediately before death
             341      that passed outside probate at the decedent's death. Property included under this category
             342      consists of[:] the property described in this Subsection (1).
             343          (a) (i) Property over which the decedent alone, immediately before death, held a
             344      presently exercisable general power of appointment.
             345          (ii) The amount included is the value of the property subject to the power, to the extent
             346      the property passed at the decedent's death, by exercise, release, lapse, in default, or otherwise,
             347      to or for the benefit of any person other than the decedent's estate or surviving spouse.
             348          (b) (i) The decedent's fractional interest in property held by the decedent in joint
             349      tenancy with the right of survivorship.
             350          (ii) The amount included is the value of the decedent's fractional interest, to the extent
             351      the fractional interest passed by right of survivorship at the decedent's death to a surviving joint
             352      tenant other than the decedent's surviving spouse.
             353          (c) (i) The decedent's ownership interest in property or accounts held in POD, TOD, or
             354      co-ownership registration with the right of survivorship.
             355          (ii) The amount included is the value of the decedent's ownership interest, to the extent
             356      the decedent's ownership interest passed at the decedent's death to or for the benefit of any
             357      person other than the decedent's estate or surviving spouse.
             358          (d) (i) Proceeds of insurance, including accidental death benefits, on the life of the
             359      decedent, if the decedent owned the insurance policy immediately before death or if and to the
             360      extent the decedent alone and immediately before death held a presently exercisable general
             361      power of appointment over the policy or its proceeds.
             362          (ii) The amount included:
             363          (A) is the value of the proceeds, to the extent they were payable at the decedent's death
             364      to or for the benefit of any person other than the decedent's estate or surviving spouse[,
             365      however, the amount included]; and
             366          (B) may not exceed the greater of the cash surrender value of the policy immediately


             367      prior to the death of the decedent or the amount of premiums paid on the policy during the
             368      decedent's life.
             369          (2) Property transferred in any of the [following] forms described in this Subsection (2)
             370      by the decedent during marriage:
             371          (a) (i) Any irrevocable transfer in which the decedent retained the right to the
             372      possession or enjoyment of, or to the income from, the property if and to the extent the
             373      decedent's right terminated at or continued beyond the decedent's death.
             374          (ii) An irrevocable transfer in trust which includes a restrictive transfer on the
             375      decedent's, settlor's, or beneficiary's interest as described in Section 25-6-14 .
             376          (iii) The amount included is the value of the fraction of the property to which the
             377      decedent's right related, to the extent the fraction of the property passed outside probate to or
             378      for the benefit of any person other than the decedent's estate or surviving spouse.
             379          (b) (i) Any transfer in which the decedent created a power over income or property,
             380      exercisable by the decedent alone or in conjunction with any other person, or exercisable by a
             381      nonadverse party, to or for the benefit of the decedent, creditors of the decedent, the decedent's
             382      estate, or creditors of the decedent's estate.
             383          (ii) The amount included with respect to a power over property is the value of the
             384      property subject to the power, and the amount included with respect to a power over income is
             385      the value of the property that produces or produced the income, to the extent the power in
             386      either case was exercisable at the decedent's death to or for the benefit of any person other than
             387      the decedent's surviving spouse or to the extent the property passed at the decedent's death, by
             388      exercise, release, lapse, in default, or otherwise, to or for the benefit of any person other than
             389      the decedent's estate or surviving spouse.
             390          (iii) If the power is a power over both income and property and [the preceding
             391      sentence] Subsection (2)(b)(ii) produces different amounts, the amount included is the greater
             392      amount.
             393          (3) Property that passed during marriage and during the two-year period next preceding
             394      the decedent's death as a result of a transfer by the decedent if the transfer was of any of the
             395      [following] types[:] described in this Subsection (3).
             396          (a) (i) Any property that passed as a result of the termination of a right or interest in, or
             397      power over, property that would have been included in the augmented estate under Subsection


             398      (1)(a), (b), or (c), or under Subsection (2), if the right, interest, or power had not terminated
             399      until the decedent's death.
             400          (ii) The amount included is the value of the property that would have been included
             401      under [those subsections] Subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), or Subsection (2) if the property were
             402      valued at the time the right, interest, or power terminated, and is included only to the extent the
             403      property passed upon termination to or for the benefit of any person other than the decedent or
             404      the decedent's estate, spouse, or surviving spouse.
             405          (iii) (A) As used in this Subsection (3)(a), "termination," with respect to a right or
             406      interest in property, occurs when the right or interest terminated by the terms of the governing
             407      instrument or the decedent transferred or relinquished the right or interest, and, with respect to
             408      a power over property, occurs when the power terminated by exercise, release, lapse, default, or
             409      otherwise[, but, with].
             410          (B) With respect to a power described in Subsection (1)(a), "termination" occurs when
             411      the power terminated by exercise or release, but not otherwise.
             412          (b) (i) Any transfer of or relating to an insurance policy on the life of the decedent if
             413      the proceeds would have been included in the augmented estate under Subsection (1)(d) had
             414      the transfer not occurred.
             415          (ii) The amount included:
             416          (A) is the value of the insurance proceeds to the extent the proceeds were payable at
             417      the decedent's death to or for the benefit of any person other than the decedent's estate or
             418      surviving spouse[, however, the amount included]; and
             419          (B) may not exceed the greater of the cash surrender value of the policy immediately
             420      prior to the death of the decedent or the amount of premiums paid on the policy during the
             421      decedent's life.
             422          (c) (i) Any transfer of property, to the extent not otherwise included in the augmented
             423      estate, made to or for the benefit of a person other than the decedent's surviving spouse.
             424          (ii) The amount included is the value of the transferred property to the extent the
             425      aggregate transfers to any one donee in either of the two years exceeded $10,000.
             426          Section 6. Section 75-2-702 is amended to read:
             427           75-2-702. Requirement of survival by 120 hours -- Under probate code or
             428      governing instrument -- Co-owners -- Exceptions -- Protection of payors, third parties,


             429      and bona fide purchasers -- Personal liability of recipient.
             430          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an individual who is not established by clear
             431      and convincing evidence to have survived an event, including the death of another individual,
             432      by 120 hours is considered to have predeceased the event.
             433          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), for purposes of a provision of a governing
             434      instrument that relates to an individual surviving an event, including the death of another
             435      individual, an individual who is not established by clear and convincing evidence to have
             436      survived the event by 120 hours is considered to have predeceased the event.
             437          (3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if:
             438          (a) it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that one of two co-owners
             439      with right of survivorship survived the other co-owner by 120 hours, 1/2 of the property passes
             440      as if one had survived by 120 hours and 1/2 as if the other had survived by 120 hours; and
             441          (b) there are more than two co-owners and it is not established by clear and convincing
             442      evidence that at least one of them survived the others by 120 hours, the property passes in the
             443      proportion that one bears to the whole number of co-owners. For the purposes of this
             444      subsection, "co-owners with right of survivorship" includes joint tenants, tenants by the
             445      entireties, and other co-owners of property or accounts held under circumstances that entitles
             446      one or more to the whole of the property or account on the death of the other or others.
             447          (4) Survival by 120 hours is not required if:
             448          (a) the governing instrument contains language dealing explicitly with simultaneous
             449      deaths or deaths in a common disaster and that language is operable under the facts of the case;
             450          (b) the governing instrument expressly indicates that an individual is not required to
             451      survive an event, including the death of another individual, by any specified period or expressly
             452      requires the individual to survive the event by a specified period; but survival of the event or
             453      the specified period shall be established by clear and convincing evidence;
             454          (c) the imposition of a 120-hour requirement of survival would cause a nonvested
             455      property interest or a power of appointment to fail to qualify for validity under [Subsection]
             456      Section 75-2-1203 [(1)(a), (2)(a), or (3)(a)] or to become invalid under [Subsection] Section
             457      75-2-1203 [(1)(b), (2)(b), or (3)(b)]; but survival shall be established by clear and convincing
             458      evidence; or
             459          (d) the application of a 120-hour requirement of survival to multiple governing


             460      instruments would result in an unintended failure or duplication of a disposition; but survival
             461      shall be established by clear and convincing evidence.
             462          (5) (a) A payor or other third party is not liable for having made a payment or
             463      transferred an item of property or any other benefit to a beneficiary designated in a governing
             464      instrument who, under this section, is not entitled to the payment or item of property, or for
             465      having taken any other action in good faith reliance on the beneficiary's apparent entitlement
             466      under the terms of the governing instrument, before the payor or other third party received
             467      written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under this section. A payor or other third party
             468      is liable for a payment made or other action taken after the payor or other third party received
             469      written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under this section.
             470          (b) Written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under Subsection (5)(a) shall be
             471      mailed to the payor's or other third party's main office or home by registered or certified mail,
             472      return receipt requested, or served upon the payor or other third party in the same manner as a
             473      summons in a civil action. Upon receipt of written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement
             474      under this section, a payor or other third party may pay any amount owed or transfer or deposit
             475      any item of property held by it to or with the court having jurisdiction of the probate
             476      proceedings relating to the decedent's estate, or if no proceedings have been commenced, to or
             477      with the court having jurisdiction of probate proceedings relating to the decedent's estates
             478      located in the county of the decedent's residence. The court shall hold the funds or item of
             479      property and, upon its determination under this section, shall order disbursement in accordance
             480      with the determination. Payments, transfers, or deposits made to or with the court discharge
             481      the payor or other third party from all claims for the value of amounts paid to or items of
             482      property transferred to or deposited with the court.
             483          (6) (a) A person who purchases property for value and without notice, or who receives
             484      a payment or other item of property in partial or full satisfaction of a legally enforceable
             485      obligation, is neither obligated under this section to return the payment, item of property, or
             486      benefit nor is liable under this section for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of
             487      property or benefit. But a person who, not for value, receives a payment, item of property, or
             488      any other benefit to which the person is not entitled under this section is obligated to return the
             489      payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or
             490      the value of the item of property or benefit, to the person who is entitled to it under this section.


             491          (b) If this section or any part of this section is preempted by federal law with respect to
             492      a payment, an item of property, or any other benefit covered by this section, a person who, not
             493      for value, receives the payment, item of property, or any other benefit to which the person is
             494      not entitled under this section is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or
             495      is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or
             496      benefit, to the person who would have been entitled to it were this section or part of this section
             497      not preempted.
             498          Section 7. Section 75-2-1201 is amended to read:
             499     
Part 12. Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities

             500           75-2-1201. Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.
             501          This part is known as the "[Uniform] Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities."
             502          Section 8. Section 75-2-1203 is amended to read:
             503           75-2-1203. Validity of nonvested property interest -- Validity of general power of
             504      appointment subject to a condition precedent -- Validity of nongeneral or testamentary
             505      power of appointment -- Effect of certain "later-of" type language.
             506          (1) A nonvested property interest is invalid unless[:] within 1,000 years after the
             507      interest's creation the interest vests or terminates.
             508          [(a) when the interest is created, it is certain to vest or terminate no later than 21 years
             509      after the death of an individual then alive; or]
             510          [(b) the interest either vests or terminates within 90 years after its creation.]
             511          (2) A general power of appointment not presently exercisable because of a condition
             512      precedent is invalid unless[:] within 1,000 years after the general power of appointment's
             513      creation the power of appointment is irrevocably exercised or terminates.
             514          [(a) when the power is created, the condition precedent is certain to be satisfied or
             515      becomes impossible to satisfy no later than 21 years after the death of an individual then alive;
             516      or]
             517          [(b) the condition precedent either is satisfied or becomes impossible to satisfy within
             518      90 years after its creation.]
             519          (3) A nongeneral power of appointment or a general testamentary power of
             520      appointment is invalid unless[:] within 1,000 years after its creation the power of appointment
             521      is irrevocably exercised or terminates.


             522          [(a) when the power is created, it is certain to be irrevocably exercised or otherwise to
             523      terminate no later than 21 years after the death of an individual then alive; or]
             524          [(b) the power is irrevocably exercised or otherwise terminates within 90 years after its
             525      creation.]
             526          [(4) In determining whether a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment is
             527      valid under Subsection (1)(a), (2)(a), or (3)(a), the possibility that a child will be born to an
             528      individual after the individual's death is disregarded.]
             529          [(5)] (4) The language in a governing instrument is inoperative to the extent it produces
             530      a period of time that exceeds 21 years after the death of the survivor of the specified lives, if, in
             531      measuring a period from the creation of a trust or other property arrangement, the language:
             532          (a) seeks to disallow the vesting or termination of any interest or trust beyond;
             533          (b) seeks to postpone the vesting or termination of any interest or trust until; or
             534          (c) seeks to operate in effect in any similar fashion upon, the later of:
             535          (i) the expiration of a period of time not exceeding 21 years after the death of the
             536      survivor of specified lives in being at the creation of the trust or other property arrangement; or
             537          (ii) the expiration of a period of time that exceeds or might exceed 21 years after the
             538      death of the survivor of lives in being at the creation of the trust or other property arrangement.
             539          (5) If a nongeneral power of appointment is exercised to create a new presently
             540      exercisable general power of appointment, all property interests subject to that new presently
             541      exercisable general power of appointment are invalid unless, within 1,000 years after the
             542      creation of the new presently exercisable general power of appointment, the property interests
             543      that are subject to the new presently exercisable general power of appointment vest or
             544      terminate.
             545          (6) If a nongeneral power of appointment is exercised to create a new or successive
             546      nongeneral power of appointment or a new or successive testamentary general power of
             547      appointment, all property interests subject to the exercise of that new or successive nongeneral
             548      or testamentary general power of appointment are invalid unless, within 1,000 years from the
             549      time of creation of the original instrument or conveyance creating the original nongeneral
             550      power of appointment that is exercised to create a new or successive nongeneral or
             551      testamentary general power of appointment, the property interests that are subject to the new or
             552      successive nongeneral or testamentary general power of appointment vest or terminate.


             553          Section 9. Section 75-2-1205 is amended to read:
             554           75-2-1205. Reformation.
             555          Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the
             556      manner that most closely approximates the transferor's manifested plan of distribution and is
             557      within the [90] 1,000 years allowed by [Subsection] Section 75-2-1203 [(1)(b), (2)(b), or (3)(b)]
             558      if:
             559          (1) a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under
             560      Section 75-2-1203 ;
             561          (2) a class gift is not but might become invalid under Section 75-2-1203 and the time
             562      has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or
             563          (3) a nonvested property interest that is not validated by [Subsection] Section
             564      75-2-1203 [(1)(a)] can vest but not within [90] 1,000 years after its creation.
             565          Section 10. Section 75-2-1206.5 is enacted to read:
             566          75-2-1206.5. Savings provision.
             567          A property interest that becomes invalid pursuant to Section 75-2-1203 upon the
             568      expiration of the 1,000-year period shall be distributed as follows:
             569          (1) If the property interest is payable to one person, it shall be distributed to that
             570      person. If the property interest is payable to more than one person, it shall be distributed to the
             571      persons to whom the property interest is then payable:
             572          (a) in the shares to which the persons are entitled; or
             573          (b) equally among all persons who are entitled to shares if not specified.
             574          (2) If the property interest is payable in the discretion of a trustee and is payable to one
             575      person, it shall be distributed to that person. If the property interest is payable to more than one
             576      person, it shall be distributed to the persons eligible to receive it:
             577          (a) in the shares to which the persons are entitled; or
             578          (b) equally among all persons who are entitled to shares if not specified.
             579          (3) When there is no person then living to whom a property interest may be distributed
             580      under Subsection (1) or (2), it shall be payable to one or more organizations described in 26
             581      U.S.C. 2055(a) Internal Revenue Code, or successor provisions and in the shares or proportions
             582      that the trustee or trustees then acting may determine.
             583          Section 11. Section 75-2-1207 is amended to read:


             584           75-2-1207. Prospective application.
             585          (1) (a) Except as extended by Subsection (2), this section applies to a nonvested
             586      property interest or a power of appointment that is created on or after [July 1, 1998] May 5,
             587      2003.
             588          (b) For purposes of this section, a nonvested property interest or a power of
             589      appointment created by the exercise of a power of appointment is created when:
             590          (i) the power is irrevocably exercised; or [when]
             591          (ii) a revocable exercise becomes irrevocable.
             592          (2) If a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment was created before [July
             593      1, 1998] May 5, 2003, and is determined in a judicial proceeding, commenced on or after [July
             594      1, 1998] May 5, 2003, to violate Utah's rule against perpetuities as that rule existed before [July
             595      1, 1998] May 5, 2003, a court upon the petition of an interested person may reform the
             596      disposition:
             597          (a) in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor's manifested plan of
             598      distribution; and
             599          (b) that is within the limits of the rule against perpetuities applicable when the
             600      nonvested property interest or power of appointment was created.
             601          (3) Section 75-2-1203 applies to a trust instrument or conveyance executed on or after
             602      May 5, 2003, if the trust instrument or conveyance creates a contingent power of appointment
             603      or nonvested property interest subject to the exercise of a power of appointment that creates a
             604      new or successive power of appointment.
             605          Section 12. Section 75-2-1208 is amended to read:
             606           75-2-1208. Rule against perpetuities does not apply.
             607          [This title supersedes the rule of the] The common law [known as the] rule against
             608      perpetuities does not apply in this state.
             609          Section 13. Section 75-7-201 is amended to read:
             610           75-7-201. Court -- Exclusive jurisdiction of trusts.
             611          (1) (a) The court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings initiated by interested parties
             612      concerning [the internal affairs of trusts. Proceedings] trusts administered in this state under
             613      Subsection 59-10-103 (1)(l), trusts described in Section 75-7-208 and Subsection 75-7-601 (3),
             614      and proceedings under Section 25-6-14 .


             615          (b) Proceedings which may be maintained under this section [are those concerning]
             616      include:
             617          (i) the administration and distribution of trusts[,];
             618          (ii) the declaration of rights[,]; and
             619          (iii) the determination of other matters involving trustees and beneficiaries of trusts.
             620      [These include, but are not limited to, proceedings to: (a) Appoint]
             621          (c) This Subsection (1) applies to proceedings to:
             622          (i) appoint or remove a trustee[. (b) Review trustees'];
             623          (ii) review a trustee's fees [and];
             624          (iii) review and settle interim or final accounts[. (c) Ascertain];
             625          (iv) ascertain beneficiaries[,];
             626          (v) determine any question arising in the administration or distribution of any trust,
             627      including questions of construction of trust instruments[,];
             628          (vi) instruct trustees [and];
             629          (vii) determine the existence or nonexistence of any immunity, power, privilege, duty,
             630      or right[. (d) Order]; and
             631          (viii) order transfer of administration of the trust to another state upon appropriate
             632      conditions as may be determined by the court or accept transfer of administration of a trust
             633      from another state to this state [upon such conditions as may be imposed by the supervising
             634      court of the other state, unless the court in this state determines that these conditions are
             635      incompatible with its own rules and procedures].
             636          (2) (a) A proceeding under this section does not result in continuing supervision by the
             637      court over the administration of the trust.
             638          (b) The management and distribution of a trust estate, submission of accounts and
             639      reports to beneficiaries, payment of trustee's fees and other obligations of a trust, acceptance
             640      and change of trusteeship, and other aspects of the administration of a trust shall proceed
             641      expeditiously consistent with the terms of the trust, free of judicial intervention and without
             642      order, approval or other action of any court, subject to the jurisdiction of the court as invoked
             643      by interested parties or as otherwise exercised as provided by law.
             644          Section 14. Section 75-7-202 is amended to read:
             645           75-7-202. Effect of administration in this state -- Consent to jurisdiction.


             646          [(1) By accepting the trusteeship of a trust of which the principal place of
             647      administration is in this state, or by moving the principal place of administration of a trust to
             648      this state, the]
             649          (1) The trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state [in any
             650      proceeding under Section 75-7-201 as to any matter relating to the trust arising while the
             651      principal place of administration is located in this state.] regarding any matter involving the
             652      trust if:
             653          (a) the trustee accepts the trusteeship of a trust administered in this state;
             654          (b) the trustee moves any administration to this state; or
             655          (c) the trustee is a trustee of a trust described in Subsection 75-7-601 (3).
             656          (2) To the extent of the beneficial interests in a trust [of which the principal place of
             657      administration is] administered in this state, the beneficiaries of the trust are subject to the
             658      jurisdiction of the courts of this state [for purposes of proceedings under Section 75-7-201 .]
             659      regarding any matter involving the trust. By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the
             660      recipient submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter
             661      involving the trust.
             662          (3) Unless otherwise designated in the trust instrument, [the principal place of
             663      administration of a trust is the trustee's usual place of business where the records pertaining to
             664      the trust are kept or at the trustee's residence if the trustee has no such place of business. In the
             665      case of co-trustees, the principal place of administration, if not otherwise designated in the trust
             666      instrument, is:] a trust is administered in this state if it meets the requirements of Subsection
             667      59-10-103 (1)(l).
             668          [(a) the usual place of business of the corporate trustee if there is but one corporate
             669      co-trustee;]
             670          [(b) the usual place of business or residence of the individual trustee who is a
             671      professional fiduciary if there is one individual trustee and no corporate co-trustee; or]
             672          [(c) the usual place of business or residence of any of the co-trustees as agreed upon by
             673      them.]
             674          (4) By accepting the delegation of a trust function from the trustee of a trust [of which
             675      the principal place of administration is] administered in this state, the agent submits to the
             676      jurisdiction of the courts of this state [for purposes of proceedings under Section 75-7-201 ]


             677      regarding any matter involving the trust.
             678          Section 15. Section 75-7-204 is amended to read:
             679           75-7-204. Trust proceedings -- Dismissal of matters relating to foreign trusts.
             680          (1) [The] Except as provided in Subsection (2), the court [will] may not, over the
             681      objection of a party, entertain proceedings [under Section 75-7-201 ] involving a trust which:
             682          (a) is under the continuing supervision of a foreign court[,]; or
             683          (b) is registered in another state[, or has its principal place of business in another state,
             684      except: (a) If].
             685          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a court may entertain a proceeding regarding any
             686      matter involving a trust if:
             687          (a) all appropriate parties could not be bound by litigation in the courts of the other
             688      state[.];
             689          (b) [If] the interests of justice would be seriously impaired[.]; or
             690          [(2) The court may condition a stay or dismissal of a proceeding on the consent of any
             691      party to the jurisdiction of the courts of another state, or the court may grant a continuance or
             692      enter any other appropriate order.]
             693          (c) the trust is a trust described in Subsection 75-7-601 (3), Section 75-7-208 , or the
             694      proceeding is a proceeding under Section 25-6-14 , or a trust is administered in this state as set
             695      forth in Subsection 59-10-103 (1)(l).
             696          Section 16. Section 75-7-208 is enacted to read:
             697          75-7-208. Governing law.
             698          (1) If a trust provides by its terms that it is governed by the laws of this state, the
             699      meaning and effect of the terms of the trust are to be governed by the laws of this state if any
             700      administration of the trust is done in this state, including without limitation items listed in
             701      Subsection (3)(a) or (c).
             702          (2) If a trust does not specify a governing state law, the meaning and effect of the terms
             703      of the trust are to be governed by the laws of this state if the trust is administered in this state
             704      under Subsection 59-10-103 (1)(l) or is a trust described in Subsection 75-7-601 (3).
             705          (3) A provision that the laws of this state govern the validity, construction, and
             706      administration of the trust and that the trust is subject to the jurisdiction of this state is valid,
             707      effective, and conclusive for the trust if:


             708          (a) some or all the trust assets are deposited in this state in:
             709          (i) a transaction account described in Subsection 7-1-103 (34);
             710          (ii) a savings described in Subsection 7-1-103 (29);
             711          (iii) a certificate of deposit;
             712          (iv) a brokerage account;
             713          (v) a trust company fiduciary account; or
             714          (vi) account or deposit located in this state that is similar to an account listed in this
             715      Subsection (3)(a);
             716          (b) the trust is being administered by at least one qualified trustee; and
             717          (c) any administration of the trust occurs in this state, including:
             718          (i) physically maintaining trust records in this state; and
             719          (ii) preparing or arranging for the preparation of an income tax return that must be filed
             720      by the trust.
             721          (4) The validity, construction, and administration of a trust with a state jurisdiction
             722      provision is determined by the laws of this state, including provisions concerning the:
             723          (a) capacity of the settlor;
             724          (b) powers, obligations, liabilities, and rights of the trustee;
             725          (c) appointment and removal of the trustees; and
             726          (d) existence and extent of powers, conferred or retained, including:
             727          (i) a trustee's discretionary powers;
             728          (ii) the powers retained by a beneficiary of the trust; and
             729          (iii) the validity of the exercise of a power.
             730          Section 17. Section 75-7-402 is amended to read:
             731           75-7-402. Powers of trustees conferred by this part.
             732          (1) From time of creation of the trust until final distribution of the assets of the trust, a
             733      trustee has the power to perform, without court authorization, every act which a prudent man
             734      would perform for the purposes of the trust, including the powers specified in Subsection (3).
             735          (2) In the exercise of his powers, including the powers granted by this part, a trustee
             736      has a duty to act with due regard to his obligation as a fiduciary, according to the standard set
             737      forth in Section 75-7-302 .
             738          (3) A trustee has the power, subject to Subsections (1) and (2) to:


             739          (a) collect, hold, and retain trust assets received from a trustor until, in the judgment of
             740      the trustee, disposition of the assets should be made. The assets may be retained even though
             741      they include an asset in which the trustee is personally interested;
             742          (b) receive additions to the assets of the trust;
             743          (c) continue or participate in the operation of any business or other enterprise and
             744      effect incorporation, dissolution, or other change in the form of the organization of the business
             745      or enterprise;
             746          (d) acquire an undivided interest in a trust asset in which the trustee, in any trust
             747      capacity, holds an undivided interest;
             748          (e) invest and reinvest trust assets in bonds, notes, stocks of corporations regardless of
             749      class, real estate or any interest in real estate, interests in trusts or in any other property, or
             750      individual interests in property wherever it is located;
             751          (f) invest and reinvest trust assets in securities of an open-end or closed-end type
             752      management investment company or investment trust which is registered under the Investment
             753      Company Act of 1940, as amended, including securities of any investment company or
             754      investment trust that is affiliated with or a subsidiary of the trustee, or to which the trustee or
             755      its affiliate or subsidiary provides a service such as that of an investment advisor, custodian,
             756      transfer agent, registrar, sponsor, distributor, manager, or otherwise, for which it receives
             757      reasonable remuneration for such service;
             758          (g) deposit or invest trust funds in a bank, including a bank operated by the trustee;
             759          (h) (i) acquire or dispose of an asset, for cash or on credit, at public or private sale;
             760          (ii) manage, develop, improve, exchange, partition, change the character of, or abandon
             761      a trust asset or any interest therein; and
             762          (iii) encumber, mortgage, or pledge a trust asset for a term within or extending beyond
             763      the term of the trust, in connection with the exercise of any power vested in the trustee;
             764          (i) make ordinary or extraordinary repairs or alterations in buildings or other structures,
             765      or demolish any improvements, raze existing or erect new party walls or buildings;
             766          (j) (i) subdivide, develop, or dedicate land to public use;
             767          (ii) make or obtain the vacation of plats and adjust boundaries;
             768          (iii) adjust differences in valuation on exchange or partition by giving or receiving
             769      consideration; or


             770          (iv) dedicate easements to public use without consideration;
             771          (k) enter, for any purpose into a lease as lessor or lessee with or without an option to
             772      purchase or renew for a term within or extending beyond the term of the trust;
             773          (l) enter into a lease or arrangement for exploration and removal of minerals or other
             774      natural resources or enter into a pooling or unitization agreement;
             775          (m) grant an option involving disposition of a trust asset, or take an option for the
             776      acquisition of any asset;
             777          (n) vote a security, in person or by general or limited proxy;
             778          (o) pay calls, assessments, and any other sums chargeable or accruing against or on
             779      account of securities;
             780          (p) sell or exercise stock subscription or conversion rights, consent, directly or through
             781      a committee or other agent, to the reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution, or
             782      liquidation of a corporation or other business enterprise;
             783          (q) hold property in the name of a nominee or in other form without disclosure of the
             784      trust so that title to the property may pass by delivery, but the trustee is liable for any act of the
             785      nominee in connection with the property so held;
             786          (r) insure the assets of the trust against damage or loss and the trustee against liability
             787      with respect to third persons;
             788          (s) (i) borrow money to be repaid from trust assets or otherwise;
             789          (ii) advance money to be repaid from trust assets or otherwise; or
             790          (iii) advance money for the protection of the trust, and for all expenses, losses, and
             791      liabilities sustained in the administration of the trust or because of the holding or ownership of
             792      any trust assets, for which advances with any interest the trustee has a lien on the trust assets as
             793      against the beneficiary;
             794          (t) (i) pay or contest any claim;
             795          (ii) settle a claim by or against the trust by compromise, arbitration, or otherwise; and
             796          (iii) release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the trust to the extent that the
             797      claim is uncollectible;
             798          (u) pay taxes, assessments, compensation of the trustee, and other expenses incurred in
             799      the collection, care, administration, and protection of the trust;
             800          (v) allocate items of income or expense to either trust income or principal, as provided


             801      by law, including creation of reserves out of income for depreciation, obsolescence,
             802      amortization, or for depletion in mineral or timber properties;
             803          (w) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 75-5-102 , pay any sum distributable to a
             804      beneficiary under legal disability, without liability to the trustee, by paying the sum to the
             805      beneficiary or by paying the sum for the use of the beneficiary either to a legal representative
             806      appointed by the court, or if none, to a relative;
             807          (x) effect distribution of property and money in divided or undivided interests and
             808      adjust resulting differences in valuation;
             809          (y) (i) employ persons, including attorneys, auditors, investment advisers, or agents,
             810      even if they are associated with the trustee, to advise or assist the trustee in the performance of
             811      his administrative duties;
             812          (ii) act without independent investigation upon their recommendations; and
             813          (iii) instead of acting personally, employ one or more agents to perform any act of
             814      administration, whether or not discretionary;
             815          (z) prosecute or defend actions, claims, or proceedings for the protection of trust assets
             816      and of the trustee in the performance of his duties; and
             817          (aa) execute and deliver all instruments which will accomplish or facilitate the exercise
             818      of the powers vested in the trustee.
             819          (4) If a governing instrument or order requires or authorizes investment in United
             820      States government obligations, a trustee may invest in those obligations, either directly or in the
             821      form of securities or other interests, in any open-end or closed-end management type
             822      investment company or investment trust registered under the provisions of the Investment
             823      Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. Sections 80a-1 through 80a-64 if:
             824          (a) the portfolio of the investment company or investment trust is limited to United
             825      States government obligations, and repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by United
             826      States government obligations; and
             827          (b) the investment company or investment trust takes delivery of the collateral for any
             828      repurchase agreement either directly or through an authorized custodian.
             829          (5) The trustee may exercise the powers set forth in this section and in the trust either
             830      in the name of the trust or in the name of the trustee as trustee, specifically including the right
             831      to take title to, encumber, or convey assets, including real property, in the name of the trust. If


             832      the trust contains a restriction on transfer described in Section 25-6-14, any titling of property
             833      using the trust's name shall indicate in the name that the trust contains such a restriction or is an
             834      asset protection trust. This subsection applies to a trustee's exercise of trust powers both prior
             835      to and after the effective date of this subsection. After the effective date of this subsection, for
             836      recording purposes, the name and address of at least one trustee must be included on all
             837      recorded documents affecting real property to which the trust is a party in interest.
             838          (6) (a) If the fair market value of a trust is less than $25,000, the trustee may terminate
             839      the trust by the following procedure:
             840          (i) the trustee shall determine a plan of distribution that agrees, as nearly as possible,
             841      with the trust's dispositive plan;
             842          (ii) the trustee shall give notice to all interested persons of its intent to distribute the
             843      assets in accordance with the plan unless an interested person objects within 20 days after the
             844      date of the notice;
             845          (iii) if no objection is received within 20 days after the date of the notice, the trustee
             846      shall proceed to distribute the trust assets in accordance with the plan;
             847          (iv) if the trustee receives a written objection to the plan within 20 days of the date of
             848      the notice, the trustee shall not distribute the assets of the trust, but may then petition the court
             849      for an order authorizing distribution in accordance with the plan. The court shall have plenary
             850      authority to approve, modify, or reject the trustee's petition.
             851          (b) The existence of a spendthrift or similar provision shall not effect the trustee's
             852      powers under this subsection unless the trust instrument specifically provides that the trustee
             853      shall not have the power to terminate the trust.
             854          Section 18. Section 75-7-601 is enacted to read:
             855          75-7-601. Situs.
             856          (1) (a) For purposes of this section:
             857          (i) "Foreign trust" means a trust that is created in another state or country and valid in
             858      the state or country in which the trust is created.
             859          (ii) "State jurisdiction provision" means a provision that the laws of this state govern
             860      the validity, construction, and administration of a trust and the trust is subject to the jurisdiction
             861      of this state.
             862          (iii) "Qualified trustee" means a person other than a settlor or beneficiary of a trust


             863      who:
             864          (A) resides in this state, has a true and permanent home in this state, does not have a
             865      present intention of moving from this state, and has the intention of returning to this state when
             866      away; or
             867          (B) an allowable trust company under Title 7, Chapter 5, Trust Business, that exercises
             868      trust powers and has a place of business in this state.
             869          (b) An individual may be a qualified trustee if the individual's absence from the state is
             870      for:
             871          (i) brief intervals;
             872          (ii) military service;
             873          (iii) attendance at an educational or training institution; or
             874          (iv) good cause shown.
             875          (2) The situs of any trust is this state when a qualified person serves as a trustee, and:
             876          (a) the trust satisfies the provisions of Section 75-7-208 ; or
             877          (b) any administration of the trust occurs in this state.
             878          (3) If the situs of a foreign trust is moved to this state as provided in this section, the
             879      following provisions are effective and enforceable under the laws of this state:
             880          (a) a provision in the trust that restricts the transfer of trust assets in a manner similar
             881      to Section 25-6-14 ;
             882          (b) a provision that allows the trust to be perpetual; or
             883          (c) a provision that is not expressly prohibited by the law of this state.
             884          (4) A foreign trust that moves its situs to this state is valid whether or not the trust
             885      complied with the laws of this state at the time of the trust's creation or after the trust's creation.
             886          (5) If a qualified trustee ceases to be a qualified trustee, the successor qualified trustee
             887      appointed in the trust shall serve, but if none is appointed, the courts of this state shall appoint
             888      a qualified trustee.
             889          Section 19. Section 75-7-602 is enacted to read:
             890          75-7-602. Challenge to trusts.
             891          (1) (a) Except as provided in Section 25-6-14 , a trust or transfer described in
             892      Subsection (1)(b) is not void, voidable, liable to be set aside, defective in any fashion, or
             893      questionable as to the settlor's capacity, on the grounds that the trust or transfer avoids or


             894      defeats a right, claim, or interest conferred by law on a person by reason of a personal or
             895      business relationship with the settlor or by way of a marital or similar right.
             896          (b) Subsection (1)(a) applies to:
             897          (i) (A) a trust that is described in Subsection 75-7-601 (3); or
             898          (B) is administered in this state and provides that it is governed by the laws of this
             899      state; or
             900          (ii) (A) a property transfer to a trust if the trust is described in Subsection 75-7-601 (3);
             901      or
             902          (B) is administered in this state and provides that it is governed by the laws of this
             903      state.
             904          (2) If a trust or a property transfer to a trust is voided or set aside under Subsection (1),
             905      the trust or property transfer shall be voided or set aside only to the extent necessary to satisfy:

             906          (a) the settlor or beneficiary's debt to the creditor or other person at whose instance the
             907      trust or property transfer is voided or set aside; and

             908          (b) the costs and attorney fees allowed by the court.
             909          (3) If a trust or a property transfer to a trust is voided or set aside under Subsection (1)
             910      and the court is satisfied that the trustee did not act in bad faith in accepting or administering
             911      the property that is the subject of the trust:

             912          (a) the trustee has a first and paramount lien against the property that is the subject of
             913      the trust in an amount equal to the entire cost, properly incurred by the trustee in a defense of
             914      the action or proceedings to void or set aside the trust or the property transfer, including
             915      attorney fees;

             916          (b) the trust or property transfer that is voided or set aside is subject to the proper fees,
             917      costs, preexisting rights, claims, and interest of the trustee and any predecessor trustee if the
             918      trustee and predecessor trustee did not act in bad faith; and

             919          (c) any beneficiary, including the settlor, may retain a distribution made by exercising a
             920      trust power or discretion vested in the trustee of the trust, if the power or discretion was
             921      properly exercised before the commencement of the action or proceeding to void or set aside
             922      the trust or property transfer.

             923          Section 20. Section 75-7-603 is enacted to read:
             924          75-7-603. Nonqualified persons serving as trustee.


             925          (1) If at least one qualified trustee serves as trustee of a trust that contains a valid,
             926      conclusive, and effective state jurisdiction provision, as defined in Section 75-7-601 , then
             927      individuals who do not reside in this state may also serve as trustees even though they are not
             928      qualified.

             929          (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a trustee who is not a qualified trustee
             930      is not considered to be engaging in business in this state solely by reason of serving as trustee
             931      of a trust that contains a valid, conclusive, and effective state jurisdiction provision, as defined
             932      in Section 75-7-601 .

             933          Section 21. Effective date.
             934          (1) Sections 59-10-103 and 59-10-201 take effect for taxable years beginning on or
             935      after January 1, 2004.
             936          (2) All other provisions in this act take effect on May 5, 2003.


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