Duty and liability of trust director
C.R.S. § 15-16-808
in effect15-16-808. Duty and liability of trust director. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, with respect to a power of direction or a further power under section 15-16-806 (2)(a):
(a) A trust director has the same fiduciary duty and liability in the exercise or nonexercise of the power:
(I) If the power is held individually, as a sole trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances; or
(II) If the power is held jointly with a trustee or another trust director, as a cotrustee in a like position and under similar circumstances; and
(b) The terms of the trust may vary the director's duty or liability to the same extent the terms of the trust could vary the duty or liability of a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances.
(2) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, if a trust director is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law other than this part 8 to provide health care in the ordinary course of the director's business or practice of a profession, to the extent the director acts in that capacity, the director has no duty or liability under this part 8.
(3) The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a trust director in addition to the duties and liabilities under this section.
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