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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64748</law_id><section_number>6.2-1013</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>6.2-1000</reference><reference>6.2-1001</reference><reference>6.2-1065</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Depository Institutions and Trust Organizations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10">Entities Conducting Trust Business</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Trust Companies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#x201C;Agent&#x201D; has the meaning assigned to it in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/13.1-501/">13.1-501</a> of the Virginia Securities Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/13.1-501/">13.1-501</a> et seq.).
		&#x201C;Broker-dealer&#x201D; has the meaning assigned to it in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/13.1-501/">13.1-501</a> of the Virginia Securities Act.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Control</span>&#x201D; means (i) ownership by a <span class="dictionary">person</span> of 25 percent or more of the voting stock of a <span class="dictionary">trust company</span>; (ii) <span class="dictionary">control</span> as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;1841 et seq.); or (iii) as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, the exercise of a controlling influence over the management and policies of a <span class="dictionary">trust company</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Fiduciary</span>&#x201D; means executor, administrator, conservator, guardian of a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>, committee, or trustee.
		&#x201C;Investment advisor&#x201D; has the meaning assigned to it in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/13.1-501/">13.1-501</a> of the Virginia Securities Act.
		&#x201C;Investment advisor representative&#x201D; has the meaning assigned to it in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/13.1-501/">13.1-501</a> of the Virginia Securities Act.
		&#x201C;Investment company&#x201D; has the meaning assigned to it in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;80a-1 et seq.).
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Operating plan</span>&#x201D; means a plan submitted by an applicant for a certificate of authority, which plan establishes the policies and procedures a <span class="dictionary">trust company</span> will have in effect when the institution opens for business and thereafter (i) to avoid or resolve conflicts of interests, (ii) to prevent improper influences from affecting the actions of the trustee, (iii) to ensure that trust accounts are handled in accordance with recognized standards of <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span> conduct, and (iv) to assure compliance with applicable <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Principal</span>&#x201D; means any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who, directly or indirectly, owns or <span class="dictionary">controls</span> (i) 10 percent or more of the outstanding stock of a stock corporation or (ii) a 10 percent or greater interest in a nonstock corporation or a limited liability company.</p></section></text><history>1993, c. 432, &#xA7; 6.1-32.11; 1994, c. 524; 1995, c. 140; 1997, c. 801; 2004, c. 781; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
