(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “covered party” means a trustee, officer, employee, or manager of a statutory trust, or a related party of a trustee, officer, employee, manager, or other person designated pursuant to § 29-1201.03(e)(8) or (9).
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a covered party may lend money to, borrow money from, act as a surety, guarantor, or endorser for, guarantee or assume an obligation of, provide collateral for, or do other business with the statutory trust and, subject to law other than this title, has the same rights and obligations with respect to those matters as a person that is not a covered party.
(c) A transaction described in subsection (b) of this section shall be voidable by the statutory trust unless the covered party shows that the transaction is fair to the trust.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(l)(6)(D), 59 DCR 13171.)
This section is referenced in § 29-1206.07.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 added “or (9)” at the end of (a).
Uniform Law: This section is based on § 507 of the Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act.
Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]
Subchapter V - Trustees and Trust Management
§ 29–1205.01. Management of statutory trust
§ 29–1205.03. Action by trustees
§ 29–1205.04. Protection of person dealing with trustee
§ 29–1205.05. Standards of conduct for trustees
§ 29–1205.06. Reasonable reliance
§ 29–1205.07. Interested transactions
§ 29–1205.08. Trustee’s right to information
§ 29–1205.09. Reimbursement, indemnification, advancement, and exoneration
§ 29–1205.10. Direction of trustees
§ 29–1205.11. Delegation by trustee
§ 29–1205.12. Independent trustee in registered investment company