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Miss. Code Ann. § 91-9-601: Prudent investor rule.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 91. Trusts and Estates
- Chapter 9. Trusts and Trustees
- Article 13. Uniform Prudent Investor Act.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this article.
(b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust.
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