55-15-3. Interested trustee's authority over actions enumerated in §55-15-2--Conditions.
If there is no trustee of the trust other than an interested trustee, the interested trustee or, if two or more persons are acting as trustee and are interested trustees, a majority of such interested trustees, may, in its sole discretion and without the approval of any court, take such action as provided in §55-15-2 so long as the trustee appoints a disinterested person who, in its sole discretion but acting in a fiduciary capacity, determines for the trustee (i) the percentage to be used to calculate the unitrust amount, (ii) the method to be used in determining the fair market value of the trust, and (iii) which assets, if any, are to be excluded in determining the unitrust amount; and complies with all of the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of §55-15-2.
Source: SL 2002, ch 225, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 55 - Fiduciaries and Trusts
Chapter 15 - Total Return Unitrusts
Section 55-15-1 - Definitions.
Section 55-15-3 - Interested trustee's authority over actions enumerated in § 55-15-2--Conditions.
Section 55-15-4 - Trustee may petition court--Appointment of disinterested person.
Section 55-15-5 - Annual valuation of trust required.
Section 55-15-6 - Calculation of unitrust amount.
Section 55-15-9 - Administration of total return unitrust--Authority of trustee.
Section 55-15-10 - Distributions of principal not affected by conversion.
Section 55-15-12 - Applicability of chapter.
Section 55-15-13 - Trustee acting in good faith not liable--Remedy.
Section 55-15-14 - No duty to act created.
Section 55-15-15 - Chapter not applicable to charitable remainder unitrust.