{"data":{"id":"us-de/5-del.-c.-913","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"5 Del. C. § 913","heading":"Authority of national bank, out-of-state state bank and out-of-state state trust company to act as fiduciary.","body":"(a) Any national bank located in this State, when authorized by the laws of the United States, may act by any and every method of appointment, and in any capacity whatever, as trustee, executor, administrator, or register of stocks and bonds.\n(b) A bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state of the United States other than Delaware, duly authorized by the laws of such state and its organizational documents, including its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement or their equivalent based on the form of organization, so to act, may be appointed by any last will and testament or other testamentary writing, probated within this State, or by a deed of trust, mortgage or other agreement, as executor, guardian, trustee or other fiduciary, and may act as such within this State, when and to the extent that the laws of the state in which the bank or trust company is organized confer like powers upon banks or trust companies organized and doing business under the laws of this State.","path":["Title 5. Banking","Banks and Trust Companies","CHAPTER 9. Regulations Governing Business of Banks and Trust Companies","Subchapter I. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title5/c009/sc01/index.html#913","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:04Z","sha256":"183da13e4907ac94d5f10621a01bb0f6758b0d73c757f0133a03124da40d5bd3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/5-del.-c.-912","next":"us-de/5-del.-c.-914"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}