{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"16606","citation":"Prob. Code, § 16606","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW [15000. - 19530.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 4. TRUST ADMINISTRATION [16000. - 16632.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. California Uniform Directed Trust Act [16600. - 16632.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-9/part-4/chapter-6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 721, Sec. 3.   (SB 801)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:</p><p>(1) A power of appointment.</p><p>(2) The power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director.</p><p>(3) The power of a settlor over a trust, to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust.</p><p>(4) The power of a beneficiary over a trust, to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of the beneficiary.</p><p>(5) The power over a trust if both of the following apply:</p><p>(A) The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity.</p><p>(B) The power is required to be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor’s tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations issued thereunder.</p><p>(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in, or power of appointment over, trust property that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.</p>","text":"(a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) A power of appointment. (2) The power to appoint or remove a trustee or trust director. (3) The power of a settlor over a trust, to the extent the settlor has a power to revoke the trust. (4) The power of a beneficiary over a trust, to the extent the exercise or nonexercise of the power affects the beneficial interest of the beneficiary. (5) The power over a trust if both of the following apply: (A) The terms of the trust provide that the power is held in a nonfiduciary capacity. (B) The power is required to be held in a nonfiduciary capacity to achieve the settlor’s tax objectives under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations issued thereunder. (b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a power granted to a person to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in, or power of appointment over, trust property that is exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee is a power of appointment and not a power of direction.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/california-uniform-directed-trust-act-16606","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}