(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, 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 subdivision 1306(b)(1) of this title, and the trustee is not liable for the action.
(b) A directed trustee shall not comply with a trust director’s exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under subdivision 1306(b)(1) of this title to the extent that by complying the trustee would engage in intentional misconduct.
(c) 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:
(1) the breach involved the trustee’s or other director’s intentional misconduct;
(2) the release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other director in procuring the release; or
(3) at the time of the release, the director did not know the material facts relating to the breach.
(d) A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about its duty under this section may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court for instructions.
(e) 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.