72-38-110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries. (1) Except for 72-38-813, whenever notice to qualified beneficiaries of a trust is required under this chapter, the trustee shall also give notice to any other beneficiary who has sent the trustee a request for notice.
(2) A charitable organization expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of a charitable trust has the rights of a beneficiary and a qualified beneficiary under this chapter if the charitable organization, on the date the charitable organization's qualification is being determined:
(a) is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal;
(b) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal upon the termination of the interests of other distributees or permissible distributees then receiving or eligible to receive distributions; or
(c) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that date.
(3) A person appointed to enforce a trust created for the care of an animal or another noncharitable purpose as provided in 72-38-408 or 72-38-409 has the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter.
(4) With respect to a charitable trust having its principal place of administration in this state:
(a) The attorney general of this state has the rights of a beneficiary.
(b) The attorney general of this state has the following two rights of a qualified beneficiary:
(i) the right to request information pursuant to 72-38-813(1); and
(ii) the right to request a copy of the annual report pursuant to 72-38-813(3).
(c) The attorney general of this state has all of the rights of a qualified beneficiary if, on the date that a determination is being made as to the rights of the attorney general under this subsection:
(i) any charitable organization:
(A) is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; or
(B) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that date; and
(ii) no charitable organization expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of the charitable trust:
(A) is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; or
(B) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that date.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 264, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 38. Montana Uniform Trust Code
72-38-105. Default and mandatory rules
72-38-106. Common law of trusts -- principles of equity
72-38-108. Principal place of administration
72-38-109. Methods and waiver of notice
72-38-110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries
72-38-111. Nonjudicial settlement agreements
72-38-112. Rules of construction
72-38-113. Insurable interest of trustee
72-38-114. through 72-38-119 reserved
72-38-120. Resulting trust upon failure of trust
72-38-121. Resulting trust upon full performance of trust
72-38-122. Purchase money resulting trust
72-38-124. Resulting trusts -- constructive trusts -- statute of frauds
72-38-125. through 72-38-129 reserved
72-38-130. Scope and effect of part -- proposed action or inaction described
72-38-131. When use of notice authorized
72-38-133. Objection to proposed action or inaction -- petition -- liability of trustee