{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-801","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-801","heading":"Limitation on personal liability of trustee","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administering the trust if the trustee in the contract disclosed the fiduciary capacity.B. A trustee is personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust, or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the trustee is personally at fault.C. A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.2005, c. 935, § 55-550.10; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle III. TRUSTS","Chapter 7. UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Article 10. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-801/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"2323e9a7e5e0a2703d0ec36fb4f03cd7409b27a7266658656230c2842a586ce8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-800","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}