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RI Gen L § 18-9-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9 - Charitable Trusts|Section 18-9-12 - Privilege against self-incrimination unavailable - Immunity from prosecution.

§ 18-9-12. Privilege against self-incrimination unavailable — Immunity from prosecution.No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book or paper in any investigation or inquiry by or upon any hearing before the attorney general, when ordered to do so by the attorney general, upon the ground that the testimony, or evidence of the book or document, required of that person may tend to incriminate that person or subject that person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thing concerning which, after claiming this privilege, the person, by order of the attorney general, has testified under oath or produced documentary evidence.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2617, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 18-9-12.
RI Gen L § 18-9-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9 - Charitable Trusts|Section 18-9-13 - Annual fiduciary's report.

§ 18-9-13. Annual fiduciary's report.(a) Any fiduciary holding property subject to equitable duties to deal with the property for charitable, educational, or religious purposes shall annually, on or before July 1, unless otherwise directed by the attorney general, make to the attorney general a written report for the last preceding fiscal year of the trust showing the property held and administered, the receipts and expenditures in connection with the trust, the names and addresses of the beneficiaries of the trust, and any other information that the attorney general may require.(b) The trustee shall also pay an annual filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the attorney general for use in performing the duties authorized in this chapter.(c) These fees shall be deposited in the general fund.(d) Failure after notice for two (2) successive years to file a report shall constitute a breach of trust and the attorney general shall take any action that may be appropriate to compel compliance with this section.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2617, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 18-9-13; P.L. 1987, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 48; P.L. 1996, ch. 2, § 2.
RI Gen L § 18-9-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9 - Charitable Trusts|Section 18-9-14 - Reasonable care required regardless of language of trust.

§ 18-9-14. Reasonable care required regardless of language of trust.Regardless of any language in the agreement, deed, or other instrument creating an inter vivos charitable trust, no trustee or trustees of a trust shall be exonerated from liability for failure to exercise reasonable care, diligence, and prudence.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2617, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 18-9-14.
RI Gen L § 18-9-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9 - Charitable Trusts|Section 18-9-15 - Institutions and contingent trusts exempt.

§ 18-9-15. Institutions and contingent trusts exempt.The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to charitable, religious, and educational institutions holding funds in trust exclusively for their own charter or corporate purposes nor to trusts in which the charitable interest is contingent upon the happening of an uncertain future event; provided, that upon the happening of the event vesting the charitable interest, the trust shall thereafter be subject to all the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2617, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 18-9-15.
RI Gen L § 18-9-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9 - Charitable Trusts|Section 18-9-16 - Termination of certain charitable trusts.

§ 18-9-16. Termination of certain charitable trusts.(a) A charitable trust with total assets of less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the trustee or trustees with the consent of the attorney general and the beneficiary or beneficiaries by delivery of the assets to the beneficiary or beneficiaries.(b) Where the trustee or trustees have discretion in the selection of the beneficiary or beneficiaries, only the consent of the attorney general shall be required, and the discretion in the selection of the beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the assets shall be exercised by the trustee or trustees.(c) The beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the trust estate shall be delivered shall hold and apply the trust estate for the uses and purposes set forth in this instrument.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 281, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 393, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 450, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-9-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9 - Charitable Trusts|Section 18-9-17 - Enforcement of the fiduciary responsibilities of the trustees of charitable trusts.

§ 18-9-17. Enforcement of the fiduciary responsibilities of the trustees of charitable trusts.(a) If the trustee(s) fails to register a charitable trust with the attorney general as required by this chapter, an additional fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) may be assessed at the time the trust is finally registered.(b) When a registered charitable trust with assets over twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has failed to file an annual report with the charitable trust division of the department of attorney general for a period exceeding two (2) years, in addition to any other sanctions which may be imposed, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be charged to the trust, in addition to the normal filing fee.(c) In the event that any charitable trust fails to take any actions that are required by this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action to restrain the charity from transacting any business in the state and may take any other action, including the seeking of any other judicial relief, that may be appropriate to compel compliance with the provisions of this chapter.(d) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter or who willingly and knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the attorney general in filing statements or reports as required by this chapter, whether the report or statement is verified or not, may be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 130, § 2.
RI Gen L § 18-9.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9.1 - Spendthrift Trusts|Section 18-9.1-1 - Spendthrift trusts - Establishment.

§ 18-9.1-1. Spendthrift trusts — Establishment.Any person creating an express trust for the benefit of any other person or persons may, by the terms of the trust, establish valid restraints on the voluntary and/or involuntary transfer of interests in the express trust by its beneficiaries, whether by way of anticipation or acceleration, assignment, hypothecation, or by virtue of legal process in judgment, execution, attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy, or otherwise.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 279, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-9.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9.2 - Qualified Dispositions in Trust|Section 18-9.2-1 - Short title.

§ 18-9.2-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act".History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 402, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-9.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9.2 - Qualified Dispositions in Trust|Section 18-9.2-3 - No retained interest of transferor.

§ 18-9.2-3. No retained interest of transferor.A qualified disposition shall be subject to § 18-9.2-4 of this chapter notwithstanding a transferor's retention of any or all of the powers and rights described in subdivision 18-9.2-2(10)(ii) and the transferor's service as investment advisor pursuant to subdivision 18-9.2-2(9)(iv). The transferor shall have only such powers and rights as are conferred by the trust instrument. Except as permitted by subdivisions 18-9.2-2(9)(iv) and 18-9.2-2(10)(ii), a transferor shall have no rights or authority with respect to the property that is the subject of a qualified disposition or the income therefrom, and any agreement or understanding purporting to grant or permit the retention of any greater rights or authority shall be void.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 402, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 302, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 478, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-9.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9.2 - Qualified Dispositions in Trust|Section 18-9.2-5 - Persons not subject to qualified dispositions.

§ 18-9.2-5. Persons not subject to qualified dispositions.Notwithstanding the provisions of § 18-9.2-4, this chapter shall not apply to defeat a claim brought by:(1) Any person to whom the transferor is indebted on or before the date of a qualified disposition on account of an agreement or order of court for the payment of support or alimony in favor of the transferor's spouse, former spouse or children, or for a division or distribution of property in favor of the transferor's spouse or former spouse, but only to the extent of the debt; or(2) To any person who suffers death, personal injury, or property damage on or before the date of a qualified disposition by a transferor, which death, personal injury, or property damage is at any time determined to have been caused in whole or in part by the tortuous act or omission of either the transferor or by another person for whom the transferor is or was vicariously liable but only to the extent of such claim against such transferor or other person for whom such transferor is or was vicariously liable.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 402, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 302, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 478, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 100.
RI Gen L § 18-9.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9.2 - Qualified Dispositions in Trust|Section 18-9.2-6 - Effect of avoidance of qualified dispositions.

§ 18-9.2-6. Effect of avoidance of qualified dispositions.(a) A qualified disposition shall be avoided only to the extent necessary to satisfy the transferor's debt to the creditor at whose instance the disposition had been avoided, together with any costs, including attorney's fees, that the court may allow.(b) In the event any qualified disposition is avoided as provided in subsection (a) of this section, then:(1) If the court is satisfied that the trustee has not acted in bad faith in accepting or administering the property that is the subject of the qualified disposition:(i) Such trustee shall have a first and paramount lien against the property that is the subject of the qualified disposition in an amount equal to the entire cost, including attorney's fees, properly incurred by the trustee in the defense of the action or proceedings to avoid the qualified disposition;(ii) The qualified disposition shall be avoided subject to the proper fees, costs, preexisting rights, claims and interest of the trustee (and of any predecessor trustee that has not acted in bad faith); and(iii) For purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, it shall be presumed that the trustee did not act in bad faith merely by accepting the property;(2) If the court is satisfied that a beneficiary of a trust has not acted in bad faith, the avoidance of the qualified disposition shall be subject to the right of the beneficiary to retain any distribution made upon the exercise of a trust power or discretion vested in the trustee of the trust, which power or discretion was properly exercised prior to the creditor's commencement of an action to avoid the qualified disposition. For purposes of this subdivision, it shall be presumed that the beneficiary, including a beneficiary who is also a transferor of the trust, did not act in bad faith merely by creating the trust or by accepting a distribution made in accordance with the terms of the trust.(c) A creditor shall have the burden of proving that a trustee or beneficiary acted in bad faith as required under subsection (b) of this section by clear and convincing evidence except that, in the case of a beneficiary who is also the transferor, the burden on the creditor shall be to prove that the transferor-beneficiary acted in bad faith by a preponderance of the evidence. The preceding sentence provides substantive nonprocedural rights under Rhode Island law.(d) For purposes of this chapter, attachment, garnishment, sequestration, or other legal or equitable process shall be permitted only in those circumstances permitted by the express terms of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 402, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 302, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 478, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-9.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-9.2 - Qualified Dispositions in Trust|Section 18-9.2-7 - Applicability of chapter.

§ 18-9.2-7. Applicability of chapter.This chapter applies to qualified dispositions made on or after July 1, 1999.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 402, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-10 - Registration of Securities in Name of Nominee|Section 18-10-1 - Authority to register security in name of nominee.

§ 18-10-1. Authority to register security in name of nominee.Any trust company or national banking association doing business in this state when acting as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, testamentary trustee, or trustee under any other instrument, whether alone or jointly with an individual or individuals, may, with the consent of the individual fiduciary or fiduciaries, if any, who are authorized to give consent, cause any stock, shares, bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages, or other securities in any corporation, business trust, or association, or any other personal property held in any capacity, to be registered and held in the name of a nominee or nominees of the trust company or national banking association, which nominee or nominees may be an individual or individuals, a partnership, or a corporation, without mention of the trust or fiduciary relationship in the certificate or other instrument or document representing the property or evidencing the title to the property.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 101, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-10 - Registration of Securities in Name of Nominee|Section 18-10-2 - Direction for registration by individual fiduciary.

§ 18-10-2. Direction for registration by individual fiduciary.(a) Any individual or individuals acting as executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, testamentary trustee, or trustee under any other instrument is and are authorized, respectively, to direct any trust company or national banking association doing business in this state to cause any property deposited with the trust company or national banking association by the individual or individuals as fiduciary or fiduciaries to be registered and held in the name of a nominee or nominees of the trust company or national banking association, which nominee or nominees may be an individual or individuals, a partnership, or a corporation, without mention of the trust or fiduciary relationship in the certificate or other instrument or document representing the property or evidencing the title to the property.(b) The trust company or national banking association shall not redeliver the property to the individual fiduciary or fiduciaries, causing any property to be registered in the name of a nominee or nominees of the trust company or national banking association, without first causing the property to be registered in the name of the individual fiduciary or fiduciaries as redelivered property.(c) Any sale of the property made by the trust company or national banking association at the direction of the individual fiduciary or fiduciaries shall not be construed to be a redelivery.(d) The trust company or national banking association may make any disposition of the property authorized or directed in any order or decree of any court having jurisdiction of the property.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 101, § 2.
RI Gen L § 18-10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-10 - Registration of Securities in Name of Nominee|Section 18-10-3 - Liability of trust company or banking association - Accounts to show ownership.

§ 18-10-3. Liability of trust company or banking association — Accounts to show ownership.(a) Any trust company or national banking association shall be absolutely liable for any loss occasioned by the acts of any nominee or nominees of the trust company or national banking association with respect to any property so registered.(b) The records of the fiduciary, whether corporate or individual, and the records of the trust company or national banking association in case of the registry of any property under the provisions of § 18-10-2, and all reports or accounts rendered by any fiduciary, corporate or individual, shall clearly show the ownership of the property by the fiduciary, corporate or individual.(c) Any property so registered shall at all times be kept separate and apart from the assets of the trust company or national banking association.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 101, § 3.
RI Gen L § 18-10-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-10 - Registration of Securities in Name of Nominee|Section 18-10-4 - Corporation or transfer agent relieved of liability on transfer of stock.

§ 18-10-4. Corporation or transfer agent relieved of liability on transfer of stock.In case any stock, shares, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities are registered in the name of a nominee or nominees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the corporation, joint stock company, business trust, or association which has issued any securities, and the transfer agent or agents and the registrar or registrars thereof, shall be fully relieved from liability for any loss occasioned by the acts of any fiduciary or of any depositary under § 18-10-2, or of the nominee or nominees with respect to securities registered in the name of the nominee or nominees.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 101, § 4.
RI Gen L § 18-10-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-10 - Registration of Securities in Name of Nominee|Section 18-10-5 - Applicability.

§ 18-10-5. Applicability.This chapter applies to all trusts, estates, and other fiduciary relationships, whether currently existing or subsequently created.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 101, § 5.
RI Gen L § 18-11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-11 - Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers|Section 18-11-1 - Short title.

§ 18-11-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Act for Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers".History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 85, § 1.
RI Gen L § 18-11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-11 - Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers|Section 18-11-2 - Definitions.

§ 18-11-2. Definitions.In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Assignment" includes any written stock power, bond power, bill of sale, deed, declaration of trust, or other instrument of transfer.(2) "Claim of beneficial interest" includes a claim of any interest by a decedent's legatee, distributee, heir or creditor, a beneficiary under a trust, a ward, a beneficial owner of a security registered in the name of a nominee, or a minor owner of a security registered in the name of a custodian, or a claim of any similar interest, whether the claim is asserted by the claimant or by a fiduciary or by any other authorized person on his or her behalf, and includes a claim that the transfer would be in breach of fiduciary duties.(3) "Corporation" means a private or public corporation, association, or trust issuing a security.(4) "Fiduciary" means an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, committee, conservator, curator, tutor, custodian, or nominee.(5) "Person" includes an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.(6) "Security" includes any share of stock, bond, debenture, note, or other security issued by a corporation that is registered as to ownership on the books of the corporation.(7) "Transfer" means a change on the books of a corporation in the registered ownership of a security.(8) "Transfer agent" means a person employed or authorized by a corporation to transfer securities issued by the corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 18-11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-11 - Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers|Section 18-11-3 - Registration in the name of a fiduciary.

§ 18-11-3. Registration in the name of a fiduciary.A corporation or transfer agent registering a security in the name of a person who is a fiduciary or who is described as a fiduciary is not bound to inquire into the existence, extent, or correct description of the fiduciary relationship, and thereafter, the corporation and its transfer agent may assume without inquiry that the newly registered owner continues to be the fiduciary until the corporation or transfer agent receives written notice that the fiduciary is no longer acting as a fiduciary with respect to that particular security.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 85, § 3.
RI Gen L § 18-11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 18 - Fiduciaries|Chapter 18-11 - Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers|Section 18-11-4 - Assignment by a fiduciary.

§ 18-11-4. Assignment by a fiduciary.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a corporation or transfer agent making a transfer of a security pursuant to an assignment by a fiduciary:(1) May assume without inquiry that the assignment, even though to the fiduciary himself or herself or to his or her nominee, is within his or her authority and capacity and is not in breach of his or her fiduciary duties;(2) May assume without inquiry that the fiduciary has complied with any controlling instrument and with the law of the jurisdiction governing the fiduciary relationship, including any law requiring the fiduciary to obtain court approval of the transfer; and(3) Is not charged with notice of and is not bound to obtain or examine any court record or any recorded or unrecorded document relating to the fiduciary relationship or the assignment, even though the record or document is in its possession.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 85, § 4.