Indiana § 28-1-12-1 - Authority to serve as fiduciary
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§ 28-1-12-1. Authority to serve as fiduciary
Sec. 1. (a) Any court or officer thereof having jurisdiction to grant letters of guardianship, to appoint a trustee, guardian, receiver, or committee of the estate of any person, to appoint a committee or trustee or a receiver in insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or in any other proceeding or action, under state or federal law, or to make any other fiduciary appointment contemplated and provided for in IC 28-1-11, may appoint any bank or trust company qualified under subsection (b) as such fiduciary. However, the bank or trust company is not required to accept the appointment.
(b) A bank or trust company is qualified to act as a fiduciary under subsection (a) if the bank or trust company is:
(1) organized under the provisions of IC 28;
(2) a national bank authorized to act as a fiduciary and that bank either:
(A) has its principal place of business in Indiana; or
(B) has its principal place of business in a state or territory of the United States, including the District of Columbia, that grants authority to serve in similar fiduciary capacities to banks and trust companies organized and doing business under the laws of Indiana; or
(3) organized and doing trust company business under the laws of a state or territory described in subdivision (2)(B).
(c) This section shall be construed to permit a bank or trust company that is organized and doing business under the laws of any state, territory, or district other than Indiana, including a national bank or national trust company doing business in any other state, to establish in Indiana, subject to the approval of the department, a place of business or agency for the conduct of business as a fiduciary if the law of the state, territory, or district in which the bank or trust company is located would allow an Indiana bank or trust company to establish a place of business or agency in that state, territory, or district for the conduct of business as a fiduciary.
Formerly: Acts 1933, c.40, s.183. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.175, SEC.1; P.L.42-1993, SEC.29; P.L.122-1994, SEC.79.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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