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iv. Remove and appoint a trustee, trust advisor, investment committee member, or<br />

distribution committee member;<br />

v. Terminate the trust;<br />

vi. Veto or direct trust distributions;<br />

vii. Change situs or governing law of the trust, or both;<br />

viii. Appoint a successor trust protector;<br />

ix. Interpret terms of the trust instrument at the request of the trustee;<br />

x. Advise the trustee on matters concerning a beneficiary; and<br />

xi. Amend or modify the trust instrument to take advantage of laws governing<br />

restraints on alienation, distribution of trust property, or the administration of the<br />

trust.<br />

d. State Statutes<br />

The first trust protector statute in the United States was passed by South Dakota in 1997<br />

(S.D. CODIFIED LAWS § 55-1B-6). Idaho passed their trust protector law in 1999 (IDAHO<br />

CODE ANN. § 15-7-501). Pursuant to South Dakota law, a trust protector is defined as<br />

“any disinterested third party whose appointment is provided for the trust instrument.”<br />

i. Some of the states that have a statutory acknowledgement of the role of trust<br />

protector include:<br />

5. SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES<br />

Alaska (ALASKA STAT. § 13.36.370)<br />

Arizona (ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 14-10818)<br />

Delaware (DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 12, § 3313)<br />

Idaho (IDAHO CODE ANN. § 15-7-501)<br />

Nevada (NEV. REV. STAT. §163.5553)<br />

New Hampshire (N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 564-B:12-1201 - 1208)<br />

South Dakota (S.D. CODIFIED LAWS § 55-1B-6)<br />

Tennessee (TENN. CODE ANN. § 35-16-108)<br />

Vermont (VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 14A, §§ 1101-1105)<br />

Wyoming (WYO. STAT. ANN. §§ 4-10-710 – 11)<br />

Special Purpose Entities are gaining in popularity; however, only a few states currently allow for<br />

these types of entities. South Dakota is the only state that recognizes these entities by statute. 98<br />

Special Purpose Entities are typically an LLC or some other corporate entity that houses the trust<br />

protector, as well as the investment and distribution committees or advisors. It is not a trust<br />

company. The sole purpose of the Special Purpose Entity is to direct the administrative trustee as<br />

to the trust investments, distributions and/or trust protector functions.<br />

a. Liability Coverage<br />

The Special Purpose Entity alternative must generally be used in combination with the<br />

directed trust structure previously discussed. The Special Purpose Entity places a liability<br />

umbrella over the heads of the individuals filling the roles of the trust protector,<br />

98 S.D. CODIFIED LAWS § 51A-6A-66.<br />

© South Dakota <strong>Trust</strong> Company LLC – All Rights Reserved<br />

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