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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>87228</law_id><section_number>64.2-769</section_number><catch_line>Delegation by trustee</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Trusts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="7">Uniform Trust Code</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="8">Duties and Powers of Trustee</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> may delegate duties and powers that a prudent <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in: <a id="paragraph-312349" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Selecting an agent; <a id="paragraph-312350" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and <a id="paragraph-312351" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Periodically reviewing the agent&#x2019;s actions in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to monitor the agent&#x2019;s performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation. <a id="paragraph-312352" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation. <a id="paragraph-312353" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> who complies with subsection A is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated. <a id="paragraph-312354" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> of a trust that is subject to the <span class="dictionary">law</span> of the Commonwealth, an agent submits to the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of the <span class="dictionary">courts</span> of the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-312355" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-769/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, c. 935, &#xA7; 55-548.07; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
