{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-8b-3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8B-3","heading":"Scope.","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise provided in this section, this Article applies to an express trust that is irrevocable or revocable by the settlor only with the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.\n(b)\tThis Article shall not apply to a trust held solely for charitable purposes as described in G.S. 36C-4-405(a).\n(c)\tSubject to G.S. 36C-8B-15, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise of the decanting power.\n(d)\tThis Article shall not limit the power of a trustee, power holder, or other person to distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under the trust instrument, law of this State other than this Article, common law, a court order, or a nonjudicial settlement agreement.\n(e)\tThis Article shall not affect the ability of a settlor to provide in a trust instrument for the distribution of the trust property or appointment in further trust of the trust property or for modification of the trust instrument. (2017-121, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 36C. North Carolina Uniform Trust Code.","Article 8B. North Carolina Uniform Trust Decanting Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_36C/GS_36C-8B-3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:01:17Z","sha256":"b29151319fd80b59feb051fe20be648d14c5d6830e621fc3ff712db842eaff7a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-8b-2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-8b-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}