{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-807","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.8-807","heading":"Delegation by trustee.","body":"1. A trustee may delegate to an agent duties and powers that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:\n(1) selecting an agent;\n(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and\n(3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.\n2. In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.\n3. A trustee who complies with subsection 1 of this section is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated.\n4. By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 456 - Trusts and Trustees — The Uniform Trust Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=456.8-807","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"9464db286ce1ea92224e745f14f587820edbf57c978944c866f75f124be665af","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-806","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}