As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Breach of trust" includes a violation by a trust director or trustee of a duty imposed on the director or trustee by the terms of the trust, this chapter, or the law of this state other than this chapter pertaining to trusts.
- (2) "Directed trust" means a trust for which the terms of the trust grant a power of direction.
- (3) "Directed trustee" means a trustee that is subject to a trust director's power of direction.
(4)
- (a) "Power of direction" means a power over a trust granted to a person by the terms of the trust to the extent the power is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee.
- (b) "Power of direction" includes a power over the investment, management, or distribution of trust property or other matters of trust administration.
- (c) "Power of direction" does not include the powers described in Subsection 75B-3-105(2).
(5) "Terms of a trust" means:
(a) subject to Subsection (5)(b), the manifestation of the settlor's intent regarding a trust's provisions as:
- (i) expressed in the trust instrument; or
- (ii) established by other evidence that would be admissible in a judicial proceeding; or
(b) the trust's provisions as established, determined, or amended by:
- (i) a trustee or trust director in accordance with applicable law;
- (ii) a court order; or
- (iii) a nonjudicial settlement agreement under Section 75B-2-110.
(6) "Trust director" means a person that is granted a power of direction by the terms of a trust to the extent the power is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee, regardless of whether:
- (a) the terms of the trust refer to the person as a trust director; or
- (b) the person is a beneficiary or settlor of the trust.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 310, 2025 General Session