C.R.S. Section 15-16-809
Duty and liability of directed trustee

(1)

Subject to subsection (2) 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 section 15-16-806 (2)(a), and the trustee is not liable for the action.

(2)

A directed trustee must not comply with a trust director’s exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under section 15-16-806 (2)(a) to the extent that by complying the trustee would engage in willful misconduct.

(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:

(a)

The breach involved the trustee’s or other director’s willful misconduct;

(b)

The release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other director in procuring the release; or

(c)

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 its 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.

Source: Section 15-16-809 — Duty and liability of directed trustee, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-15.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

15‑16‑801
Short title 15‑16‑802
Definitions 15‑16‑803
Application - principal place of administration 15‑16‑804
Common law and principles of equity 15‑16‑805
Exclusions - definition 15‑16‑806
Powers of trust director 15‑16‑807
Limitations on powers of trust director 15‑16‑808
Duty and liability of trust director 15‑16‑809
Duty and liability of directed trustee 15‑16‑810
Duty to provide information to trust director or trustee 15‑16‑811
No duty to monitor, inform, or advise 15‑16‑812
Application to cotrustee 15‑16‑813
Limitations of action against trust director 15‑16‑814
Defenses in action against trust director 15‑16‑815
Jurisdiction over trust director 15‑16‑816
Office of trust director 15‑16‑817
Uniformity of application and construction 15‑16‑818
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act 15‑16‑901
Short title 15‑16‑902
Definitions 15‑16‑903
Scope - definitions 15‑16‑904
Fiduciary duty 15‑16‑905
Application - governing law 15‑16‑906
Reasonable reliance 15‑16‑907
Notice - exercise of decanting power 15‑16‑908
Representation 15‑16‑909
Court involvement 15‑16‑910
Formalities 15‑16‑911
Decanting power under expanded distributive discretion - definitions 15‑16‑912
Decanting power under limited distributive discretion - definitions 15‑16‑913
Trust for beneficiary with disability - definitions 15‑16‑914
Protection of charitable interest - definitions 15‑16‑915
Trust limitation on decanting 15‑16‑916
Change in compensation 15‑16‑917
Relief from liability and indemnification 15‑16‑918
Removal or replacement of authorized fiduciary 15‑16‑919
Tax-related limitations - definitions 15‑16‑920
Duration of second trust 15‑16‑921
Need to distribute not required 15‑16‑922
Saving provision 15‑16‑923
Trust for care of animal - definitions 15‑16‑924
Terms of second trust 15‑16‑925
Settlor 15‑16‑926
Later-discovered property 15‑16‑927
Obligations 15‑16‑928
Uniformity of application and construction 15‑16‑929
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act 15‑16‑930
Severability
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 15-16-809’s source at colorado​.gov