Without diminishing the powers of a trustee over the affairs of the trust or trust property, a trustee may not bind a beneficiary of the trustee’s trust except as provided in subdivisions 55-18-9(5), (9), (11), and (16).

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-18-21

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

Source: SL 2017, ch 208, § 21; SL 2019, ch 209, § 10.