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S.D. Codified Laws § 47-14A-26

Trustee acting in reliance on governing instrument not liable to trust or beneficial owner--Duties determined by governing instrument

Known as the South Dakota Business Trust Act

The act spans §§ 47–47 (95 sections).

Source: SL 2001, ch 245, § 26.

To the extent that, at law or in equity, a trustee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to a business trust or to a beneficial owner:

(1) Any such trustee acting under a governing instrument is not liable to the business trust or to any such beneficial owner for the trustee's good faith reliance on the provisions of such governing instrument; and

(2) The trustee's duties and liabilities may be expanded or restricted by provisions in a governing instrument.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.