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Utah Code § 75B-2-405

Charitable purposes -- Enforcement

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 310, 2025 General Session

(1) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.

(2)

(a) If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the trustee, if authorized by the terms of the trust, or if not, the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries.

(b) The selection must be consistent with the settlor's intention to the extent intent can be ascertained.

(3) The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, may maintain a proceeding to enforce the trust.

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