# RCW 11.98.015: RCW 11.98.015: Noncharitable trusts without ascertainable beneficiaries

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S015

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 11.98.015
- **Heading:** RCW 11.98.015: Noncharitable trusts without ascertainable beneficiaries
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 11 / Chapter 98 / Section 015

## Text

Except as otherwise provided in chapter 11.118 RCW or by another statute, the following rules apply: (1) A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee. The trust may not be enforced for longer than the time period specified in RCW 11.98.130 as the period during which a trust cannot be deemed to violate the rule against perpetuities; (2) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court. Such person is considered to be a permissible distributee of the trust; and (3) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the trustor, if then living, otherwise to the trustor's successors in interest. Successors in interest include the beneficiaries under the trustor's will, if the trustor has a will, or, in the absence of an effective will provision, the trustor's heirs.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 11.98.002 RCW 11.98.002: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S002.md)
- [RCW 11.98.005 RCW 11.98.005: Trust situs and governing law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S005.md)
- [RCW 11.98.008 RCW 11.98.008: Trust creation—Methods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S008.md)
- [RCW 11.98.009 RCW 11.98.009: Application of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S009.md)
- [RCW 11.98.011 RCW 11.98.011: Trust creation—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S011.md)
- [RCW 11.98.012 RCW 11.98.012: Trust creation—Other jurisdictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S012.md)
- [RCW 11.98.013 RCW 11.98.013: Trust creation—Allowable purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S013.md)
- [RCW 11.98.014 RCW 11.98.014: Trust creation—Oral trusts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S014.md)
- [RCW 11.98.015 RCW 11.98.015: Noncharitable trusts without ascertainable beneficiaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S015.md)
- [RCW 11.98.016 RCW 11.98.016: Exercise of powers by co-trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S016.md)
- [RCW 11.98.017 RCW 11.98.017: Trusteeship—Accepting and declining—Powers without acceptance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S017.md)
- [RCW 11.98.019 RCW 11.98.019: Relinquishment of powers by trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S019.md)
- [RCW 11.98.029 RCW 11.98.029: Resignation of trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S029.md)
- [RCW 11.98.039 RCW 11.98.039: Nonjudicial change of trustee—Judicial appointment or change of trustee—Liability and duties of successor fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C98_S039.md)

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