RCW 11.98B.020
Applicability—Principal place of administration.
(1) This chapter applies to a trust, whenever created, that has its principal place of administration in this state, subject to the following rules:
(a) If the trust was created before January 1, 2021, this chapter applies only to a decision or action occurring on or after January 1, 2021.
(b) If the principal place of administration of the trust is changed to this state on or after January 1, 2021, this chapter applies only to a decision or action occurring on or after the date of the change.
(2) Without precluding other means to establish a sufficient connection with the designated jurisdiction in a directed trust, terms of the trust which designate the principal place of administration of the trust are valid and controlling if:
(a) A trustee's principal place of business is located in or a trustee is a resident of the designated jurisdiction;
(b) A trust director's principal place of business is located in or a trust director is a resident of the designated jurisdiction; or
(c) All or part of the administration occurs in the designated jurisdiction.
[ 2020 c 303 § 3.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law
Chapter 11.98B - Uniform Directed Trust Act.
11.98B.020 - Applicability—Principal place of administration.
11.98B.030 - Applicability—Exclusions—Power of appointment.
11.98B.040 - Common law and principles of equity supplement.
11.98B.050 - Trust director—Power of direction.
11.98B.060 - Trust director—Power of direction—Limitations.
11.98B.070 - Trust director—Duties and liability.
11.98B.080 - Directed trustee—Duties and liability.
11.98B.090 - Duty to provide information to trust director or trustee.
11.98B.100 - No duty to monitor, inform, or advise trust director or trustee.
11.98B.110 - Application to cotrustee.
11.98B.120 - Trust director—Action against—Limitation.
11.98B.130 - Trust director—Action against—Defenses.
11.98B.140 - Trust director—Personal jurisdiction.
11.98B.150 - Trust director—Rules applicable to trustees apply.
11.98B.900 - Uniformity of application and construction.
11.98B.901 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.