Idaho § 68-701 - Establishment of common trust funds

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 68-701 — Establishment of common trust funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 68-701. Establishment of common trust funds

(1) Any bank or trust company, state or national, qualified to act as fiduciary in this state may establish common trust funds for the purpose of furnishing investments to itself as fiduciary, to an affiliated bank or trust company as fiduciary, or to itself or an affiliated bank or trust company and others, as co-fiduciaries; and may, as such fiduciary, affiliate of a fiduciary or co-fiduciary, or co-fiduciary, invest funds which it lawfully holds for investment in interests in such common trust funds administered by itself or by any affiliated bank or trust company, if such investment is not prohibited by the instrument, judgment, decree, or order creating such fiduciary relationship, and if, in the case of co-fiduciaries, the bank or trust company procures the consent of its co-fiduciaries to such investment.

(2) For purposes of this section, two (2) or more banks or trust companies are affiliated if they are members of the same affiliated group, within the meaning of section 1504 of the United States internal revenue code, as amended, whether the affiliate’s principal place of business is within or without the state of Idaho.

[68-701, added1949, ch. 34, sec. 1, p. 57; am. 1986, ch. 55, sec. 1, p. 162.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 68-701 ("Establishment of common trust funds") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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