{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-59-12-13","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 59-12-13","heading":"(413) Cy pres","body":"1.Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the trust does not fail, in whole or in part; the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and the court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.\n2.A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection 1 to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust.","path":["Title 59 Trusts","Chapter 59-12 Creation, Validity, Modification, And Termination Of Trust"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t59c12.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"7be210fd73db6b4391f5146f666a10841a1cd5d18981c5934553e6a3c938aedc","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-59-12-12","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-59-12-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}