A private trust or private trust company which seeks to convert to one transacting business with the general public in this state must apply for and obtain a certificate of authority as a state trust company under chapter 30B.08 RCW or a federal charter or charter from another state which would permit it to conduct trust business and fiduciary activities in this state without engaging in unauthorized trust activity.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 30B.64.020

  • Company: includes a bank, trust company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, business trust, or another trust. See Washington Code 30B.04.005
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Private trust: has the meaning set forth in RCW 30B. See Washington Code 30B.04.005
  • Private trust company: has the meaning set forth in RCW 30B. See Washington Code 30B.04.005
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Washington Code 30B.04.005
  • Trust business: means the performance of, or holding out by, a person to the public by advertisement, solicitation, or other means that the person is available to perform one or more of the essential functions of trust business set forth in RCW 30B. See Washington Code 30B.04.005
  • Unauthorized trust activity: means to engage in trust business in Washington state without authority or exemption under this title. See Washington Code 30B.04.005