Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY Chapter 456 • Effective - 01 Jan 2005, see footnote 456.8-807. Delegation by trustee. — 1. A trustee may delegate to an agent duties and powers that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in: (1) selecting an agent; (2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and (3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation. 2. In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation. 3. A trustee who complies with subsection 1 of this section is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated. 4. By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state. -------- (L. 2004 H.B. pting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state. -------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1511) Effective 1-01-05, see § 456.11-1104
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