{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"16608","citation":"Prob. Code, § 16608","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) Subject to Section <a href=\"/prob/16610\">16610</a>, the terms of a trust may grant a power of direction to a trust director.</p><p>(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the trust director pursuant to subdivision (a).</p><p>(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, trust directors with joint powers shall act by majority decision.</p>","text":"(a) Subject to Section 16610, the terms of a trust may grant a power of direction to a trust director. (b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the trust director pursuant to subdivision (a). (c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, trust directors with joint powers shall act by majority decision.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/california-uniform-directed-trust-act-16608","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}