Any power granted to a trustee in any written trust instrument may be disclaimed by that trustee in the manner provided by law for disclaimers, but without regard to the time limits provided by law for disclaimers. Upon such disclaimer, the powers so disclaimed shall cease to exist as to that trustee.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-1A-39

  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1998, ch 282, § 39.