{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-38-807","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-38-807","heading":"Delegation by trustee.","body":"(1) A trustee may delegate 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(a) selecting an agent;\n(b) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and\n(c) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.\n(2) 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.\n(3) A trustee who complies with subsection (1) is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated.\n(4) 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 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 38. MONTANA UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Part 8. Duties and Powers of Trustee"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0380/part_0080/section_0070/0720-0380-0080-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:34Z","sha256":"ad79f4f41ac07c12184d97c527f89c734ec7d42d4336f286cc850d121ee13e0b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-38-806","next":"us-mt/72-38-808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}