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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 592<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84001,"section_number":"64.2-779.5","catch_line":"Notice; exercise of decanting power","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.5\/"},{"id":79506,"section_number":"64.2-779.8","catch_line":"Decanting power under expanded distributive discretion","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.8\/"},{"id":77579,"section_number":"64.2-779.9","catch_line":"Decanting power under limited distributive discretion","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.9\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84001,"section_number":"64.2-779.5","catch_line":"Notice; exercise of decanting power","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":274539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76498,"identifier":"64.2-779.11","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8.1\/64.2-779.11","url":"\/64.2-779.11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-779.11\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8.1\/64.2-779.11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Protection of charitable interest","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-779.11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Determinable charitable interest<\/span>” means a charitable interest that is a right to a mandatory distribution currently, periodically, on the occurrence of a specified event, or after the passage of a specified time and that is unconditional<\/span> or will<\/span> be held solely for charitable purposes<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Unconditional<\/span>” means not subject to the occurrence of a specified event that is not certain to occur, other than a requirement in a trust instrument<\/span> that a charitable organization<\/span> be in existence or qualify under a particular provision of the United States<\/span> Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on the date of the distribution, if the charitable organization<\/span> meets the requirement on the date of determination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a first trust<\/span> contains a determinable charitable interest<\/span>, the Attorney General<\/span> has the rights of a qualified beneficiary<\/span> and may represent and bind the charitable interest. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a first trust<\/span> contains a charitable interest, the second trust<\/span> or trusts may not: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Diminish the charitable interest; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Diminish the interest of an identified charitable organization<\/span> that holds the charitable interest; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Alter any charitable purpose<\/span> stated in the first-trust instrument<\/span><\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Alter any condition or restriction related to the charitable interest. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If there are two or more second trusts<\/span>, the second trusts<\/span> shall be treated as one trust for purposes of determining whether the exercise of the decanting power<\/span> diminishes the charitable interest or diminishes the interest of an identified charitable organization<\/span> for purposes of subsection C. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If a first trust<\/span> contains a determinable charitable interest<\/span>, the second trust<\/span> or trusts that include a charitable interest pursuant to subsection C must be administered under the law<\/span> of the Commonwealth unless: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span>, after receiving notice under § 64.2-779.5<\/a>, fails to object<\/span> in a signed record<\/span> delivered to the authorized fiduciary<\/span> within the notice period; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span> consents in a signed record<\/span> to the second trust<\/span> or trusts being administered under the law<\/span> of another jurisdiction<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The court<\/span> approves the exercise of the decanting power<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> This article does not limit the powers and duties of the Attorney General<\/span> under law<\/span> of the Commonwealth other than this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROTECTION OF CHARITABLE INTEREST (\u00a7 64.2-779.11)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Determinable charitable interest” means a charitable interest\nthat is a right to a mandatory distribution currently, periodically, on the\noccurrence of a specified event, or after the passage of a specified time and\nthat is unconditional or will be held solely for charitable purposes.\n\t\t\t“Unconditional” means not subject to the occurrence of a\nspecified event that is not certain to occur, other than a requirement in a\ntrust instrument that a charitable organization be in existence or qualify under\na particular provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on the\ndate of the distribution, if the charitable organization meets the requirement\non the date of determination.\n\nB. If a first trust contains a determinable charitable interest, the Attorney\nGeneral has the rights of a qualified beneficiary and may represent and bind the\ncharitable interest.\n\nC. If a first trust contains a charitable interest, the second trust or trusts\nmay not:\n\n 1. Diminish the charitable interest;\n\n 2. Diminish the interest of an identified charitable organization that holds\n the charitable interest;\n\n 3. Alter any charitable purpose stated in the first-trust instrument; or\n\n 4. Alter any condition or restriction related to the charitable interest.\n\nD. If there are two or more second trusts, the second trusts shall be treated as\none trust for purposes of determining whether the exercise of the decanting\npower diminishes the charitable interest or diminishes the interest of an\nidentified charitable organization for purposes of subsection C.\n\nE. If a first trust contains a determinable charitable interest, the second\ntrust or trusts that include a charitable interest pursuant to subsection C must\nbe administered under the law of the Commonwealth unless:\n\n 1. The Attorney General, after receiving notice under § 64.2-779.5, fails\n to object in a signed record delivered to the authorized fiduciary within the\n notice period;\n\n 2. The Attorney General consents in a signed record to the second trust or\n trusts being administered under the law of another jurisdiction; or\n\n 3. The court approves the exercise of the decanting power.\n\nF. This article does not limit the powers and duties of the Attorney General\nunder law of the Commonwealth other than this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 592.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}