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| 3.__Action without acceptance.__A person designated as trustee, | | without accepting the trusteeship, may: |
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| | | A.__Act to preserve the trust property if, within a | | reasonable time after acting, the person sends a rejection | | of the trusteeship to the settlor or, if the settlor is dead | | or lacks capacity, to a qualified beneficiary; and |
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| | | B.__Inspect or investigate trust property to determine | | potential liability under environmental or other law or for | | any other purpose. |
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| | | 1.__Bond.__A trustee shall give bond to secure performance of | | the trustee's duties only if the court finds that a bond is | | needed to protect the interests of the beneficiaries or is | | required by the terms of the trust and the court has not | | dispensed with the requirement. |
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| | | 2.__Amount.__The court may specify the amount of a bond, its | | liabilities, and whether sureties are necessary. The court may | | modify or terminate a bond at any time. |
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| | | 3.__Financial institution.__A financial institution qualified | | to do trust business in this State need not give bond, even if | | required by the terms of the trust. |
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| | | 4.__Cost charged to trust.__Unless otherwise directed by the | | court, the cost of a bond is charged to the trust. |
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| | | 1.__Unanimous decision; majority decision.__Cotrustees who are | | unable to reach a unanimous decision may act by majority | | decision. |
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| | | 2.__Vacancy.__If a vacancy occurs in a cotrusteeship, the | | remaining cotrustees may act for the trust. |
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| | | 3.__Participation by cotrustee.__A cotrustee must participate | | in the performance of a trustee's function unless the cotrustee | | is unavailable to perform the function because of absence, | | illness, disqualification or other temporary incapacity or the | | cotrustee has properly delegated the performance of the function | | to another trustee. |
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| | | 4.__Cotrustee unavailable.__If a cotrustee is unavailable to | | perform duties because of absence, illness, disqualification or |
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