South Dakota Statutes

§ 55-1B-1 — Definition of terms.

South Dakota § 55-1B-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS
Ch. 55-1BDIRECTED TRUSTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 55-1B-1 (2026).

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Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1)"Instrument," any revocable or irrevocable trust document created inter vivos or testamentary or any custodial account agreement, whether such document or agreement was created prior to, on, or after July 1, 1997;
(2)"Trust protector," any person whose appointment as protector is provided for in the instrument. Such person may not be considered to be acting in a fiduciary capacity except to the extent the governing instrument provides otherwise. However, a protector shall be considered acting in a fiduciary capacity to the extent that the person exercises the authority of an investment trust advisor, a distribution trust advisor, or a tax trust advisor;
(3)"Trust advisor," an investment trust advisor, a distribution trust advisor, a tax trust

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Related

In re Cleopatra Cameron Gift Trust
931 N.W.2d 244 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2019)
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Matter of Cameron Trust
2019 S.D. 35 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2019)
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Legislative History

SL 1997, ch 280, § 1; SL 2005, ch 260, § 2; SL 2006, ch 248, § 1; SL 2008, ch 257, § 9; SL 2011, ch 212, § 3; SL 2016, ch 231, § 15; SL 2017, ch 204, § 15; SL 2018, ch 275, § 22; SL 2025, ch 196, § 1.

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