{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1205.11","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-1205.11","heading":"Delegation by trustee.","body":"(a)\nA trustee may delegate duties and powers. The trustee shall exercise the care a person in a similar position would reasonably believe appropriate under similar circumstances in:\n(1)\nSelecting an agent;\n(2)\nEstablishing the scope and terms of the delegation; and\n(3)\nPeriodically reviewing the agent’s actions to monitor the agent’s performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.\n\n(b)\nSubject to subsection (a) of this section, a trustee may delegate duties and powers to a co-trustee.\n\n(c)\nIn performing a delegated function, an agent of a trustee shall owe a duty to the statutory trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.\n\n(d)\nA trustee that complies with subsection (a) of this section shall not be liable to a beneficial owner or to the statutory trust for an act or omission of the agent of the trustee to which a function was delegated.\n\n(e)\nAn agent of a trustee submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District by accepting a delegation of powers or duties from a trustee with respect to a claim related to the agency.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 12. Statutory Trusts.","Subchapter V. Trustees and Trust Management."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-1205.11","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"aab8c08f3cd63f6de59b73419855bdcb281235697d57f82a9b0131534a04c320","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1205.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1205.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}