(1)  Except as provided in Section 7-5-7, in Title 75, Utah Uniform Probate Code, or as authorized under the instrument creating the relationship, a trust company may not invest funds held as an agent or fiduciary in stock or obligations of, or with such funds acquire property from, the trust company or any of its directors, officers or employees, nor shall a trust company sell property held as an agent or fiduciary to the company or to any of its directors, officers, or employees.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 7-5-11

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: means , unless the context demands otherwise:
(a) a state;
(b) the District of Columbia; or
(c) the territories of the United States. See Utah Code 7-1-103
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trust company: means an institution authorized to engage in the trust business under this chapter. See Utah Code 7-5-1
  • (2)  A trust company may retain and vote stock of the trust company or of any of its affiliates received by it as assets of any trust account or in any other fiduciary relationship of which it is appointed agent or fiduciary, unless the instrument creating the relationship otherwise provides.

    (3)  Every trust company shall adopt written policies and procedures regarding decisions or recommendations to purchase or sell any security to facilitate compliance with federal and state securities laws. These policies and procedures, in particular, shall prohibit the trust company from using material inside information in connection with any decision or recommendation to purchase or sell any security.

    Amended by Chapter 189, 2014 General Session