{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1308.15","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1308.15","heading":"General powers of trustee.","body":"(a)\nA trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:\n(1)\nPowers conferred by the terms of the trust; and\n(2)\nExcept as limited by the terms of the trust:\n(A)\nAll powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;\n(B)\nAny other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and\n(C)\nAny other powers conferred by this chapter.\n\n(b)\nThe exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this subchapter.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter VIII. Duties and Powers of Trustee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1308.15","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"11d4816593702bed3a72543190233d8438d7f781d2dc33de1f172de5a170ce17","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1308.14","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1308.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}