{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-7-702","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-7-702","heading":"Trustee's bond.","body":"(a) A trustee shall give bond to secure performance of the trustee's duties only if a bond is required by the terms of the trust instrument or if the court having jurisdiction of the trust finds that a bond is needed to protect the interests of the beneficiaries and the court has not dispensed with the requirement of a bond.\n(b) The court may specify the amount of a bond, its liabilities and whether sureties are necessary. The court may modify or terminate a bond at any time upon petition by the grantor, if living, a qualified beneficiary, or cotrustee.\n(c) In accordance with the provisions of section eighteen, article four, chapter thirty-one-a of this code, a regulated financial-service institution authorized to exercise trust powers in this state need not give bond, even if required by the terms of the trust instrument.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 7. OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-7-702/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:41Z","sha256":"909fec633806f74aca9cf35b9b652a5b9f737059e961181141e025a7f5fc5111","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-7-701","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-7-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}