59-09-02. (102) Scope

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59-09-02. (102) Scope

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, chapters 59-09, 59-10, 59-11, 59-12, 59-13,

59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and 59-19 apply to express trusts, whether

charitable or noncharitable and testamentary or inter vivos, and to trusts created

pursuant to a statute or a judgment or decree that requires the trust to be administered

in the manner of an express trust.

2. Chapters 59-09, 59-10, 59-11, 59-12, 59-13, 59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and

59-19 do not apply to:

a. A trust account established under a qualified tuition savings program pursuant to

section 6-09-38.

b. Trust accounts maintained on behalf of clients or customers by licensed service

professionals, including trust accounts maintained by attorneys pursuant to the

North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct and by real estate brokers pursuant

to chapter 43-23.

c. An endowment care fund established by a cemetery authority pursuant to chapter

23-21.

d. Funds maintained by public bodies as defined by chapter 1-07 or other

governmental unit entities.

e. Trust funds held for a single business transaction or an escrow arrangement.

f. Trusts created by a depository agreement with a financial institution.

g. An account maintained under the North Dakota Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

as contained in chapter 47-24.1.

h. A fund maintained pursuant to court order in conjunction with a bankruptcy

proceeding or a business liquidation.

i. A voting trust described in chapter 10-19.1.

j. Funds maintained to manage proceeds from class actions.

k. A trust created solely to secure the performance of an obligation.

l. A trust created on behalf of a resident of a residential facility.

m. A trust managed by a nonprofit association for disabled individuals under

42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4), as in effect on the effective date of chapters 59-09, 59-10,

59-11, 59-12, 59-13, 59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and 59-19 and under the

rules adopted by the department of health and human services.

n. A resulting or constructive trust.

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