The reference to trustee in § 55-4-38 includes any person who is deemed to have any power of a trustee, whether because such person has the right to remove or replace any trustee, or because a reciprocal trust or power doctrine applies, or otherwise.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-4-39

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes trustees, a corporate as well as a natural person and a successor or substitute trustee. See South Dakota Codified Laws 55-4-1

Source: SL 2000, ch 229, § 5.