District of Columbia Code
Subchapter I - General
§ 26–1333. Security required for performance of fiduciary duties; liability thereon

No bond or other collateral security, except as hereinafter stated, shall be required from any trust company incorporated under this chapter for and in respect to any trust, nor when appointed trustee, guardian, receiver, personal representative, special administrator, committee of the estate of a person with a mental illness or an intellectual disability, or other fiduciary appointment; but the capital stock subscribed for or taken, and all property owned by said company and the amount for which said stockholders shall be liable in excess of their stock, shall be taken and considered as the security required by law for the faithful performance of its duties, and shall be absolutely liable in case of any default whatever; and in case of the insolvency or dissolution of said company, the debts due from the said company as trustee, guardian, receiver, personal representative, special administrator, or committee of the estate of a person with mental illness or an intellectual disability or any other fiduciary appointment shall have a preference.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1309, ch. 854, § 745; June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72,§ 207(g), 27 DCR 2155; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 39(b), 53 DCR 6198; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 23(c), 59 DCR 5567.)
1981 Ed., § 26-433.
1973 Ed., § 26-333.
D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “person with mental illness or mental retardation” for “lunatic or idiot” and “lunatics, idiots”.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “an intellectual disability” for “mental retardation” twice.
Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions

Chapter 13 - Trust, Loan, Mortgage, Safe Deposit and Title Corporations

Subchapter I - General

§ 26–1301. Manner of formation; purposes

§ 26–1304. Organization certificate; execution; contents

§ 26–1305. Charter of incorporation — Power of Council to grant or refuse

§ 26–1306. Charter of incorporation — Notice of application

§ 26–1307. Charter of incorporation — Recording; certificate to be obtained from Superintendent of Banking and Financial Institutions [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking]

§ 26–1308. Reports to Superintendent of Banking and Financial Institutions [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking]

§ 26–1309. Powers of companies; liability as trustee

§ 26–1310. Appointment as fiduciary

§ 26–1311. Oath as fiduciary

§ 26–1311.01. Automatic substitution of fiduciaries

§ 26–1312. Stock, property, and liability to be security when fiduciary

§ 26–1313. Existing companies; certificate of intention to comply with provisions

§ 26–1314. Real property held and conveyed by companies

§ 26–1315. Duration of charter

§ 26–1316. Capital stock — Amount; payment; deposit with Superintendent of Banking and Financial Institutions [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking]

§ 26–1317. Capital stock — Calls; sale on failure to pay money subscribed

§ 26–1318. Annual reports — Publication; contents; verification

§ 26–1319. Annual reports — Liability of directors or trustees

§ 26–1320. Wilful false swearing; misappropriation

§ 26–1321. Stock deemed personal estate; transfer; contents of certificates

§ 26–1322. Liability of stockholders

§ 26–1323. Payment of stock to be in money only; exception

§ 26–1324. Election of, and management of company by, directors or trustees

§ 26–1325. Officers; security authorized

§ 26–1326. Power to make bylaws; purposes thereof

§ 26–1327. Liability of directors or trustees on declaration of dividends — Conditions

§ 26–1328. Liability of directors or trustees on declaration of dividends — Exemption

§ 26–1329. Directors or trustees personally liable when liabilities exceed assets

§ 26–1330. Fiduciary not liable as stockholder; liability of estate and funds

§ 26–1331. Increase or decrease of capital stock

§ 26–1332. Copy of certificate as evidence

§ 26–1333. Security required for performance of fiduciary duties; liability thereon

§ 26–1334. Powers of probate court

§ 26–1335. Compliance required of foreign corporations or companies

§ 26–1336. Right of Congress to amend or repeal chapter; remedies preserved