A qualified United States financial institution means, for purposes of those provisions of this chapter specifying those institutions that are eligible to act as a fiduciary of a trust, an institution that:

(1) Is organized or, in the case of a United States branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization, licensed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and has been granted authority to operate with fiduciary powers; and

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-14-23

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2

(2) Is regulated, supervised, and examined by United States federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and trust companies.

Source: SL 1992, ch 344, § 22; SL 1995, ch 278.