{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"16618","citation":"Prob. Code, § 16618","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) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trustee does not have a duty to do either of the following:</p><p>(A) Monitor a trust director.</p><p>(B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the trust director.</p><p>(2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1), a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1).</p><p>(b) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director does not have a duty to do either of the following:</p><p>(A) Monitor a trustee or another trust director.</p><p>(B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the trust director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director.</p><p>(2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1), a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1).</p>","text":"(a) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trustee does not have a duty to do either of the following: (A) Monitor a trust director. (B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the trust director. (2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1), a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1). (b) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director does not have a duty to do either of the following: (A) Monitor a trustee or another trust director. (B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the trust director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director. (2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1), a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/california-uniform-directed-trust-act-16618","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}