Indiana § 28-1-11-9 - Trust business

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§ 28-1-11-9. Trust business

Sec. 9. Any bank or trust company shall have power to take, accept and execute any and all legal trusts, duties, and powers in regard to the holding, management, sale and disposition of any property or estate, real or personal, wherever located, and the rents and profits thereof, which may be granted or confided to it by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by any person, corporation, municipality or other authority; to take, accept and execute any and all trusts and powers of whatsoever nature or description which may be conferred upon or entrusted or submitted to it by any person, firm, company, or any body politic, corporation, foreign or domestic, or other authority, by grant, assignment, transfer, devise, bequest or otherwise, or which may be entrusted or committed or transferred to it or vested in it by order of any court of competent jurisdiction; and generally to execute trusts of every description not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.40, s.178.

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

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Section 28-1-11-9 ("Trust business") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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