Minnesota § 447.15 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST; DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEES
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 447.15 — ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST; DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 447.15. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST; DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEES
A city of the first class may administer a gift, devise, or bequest to it in trust for the purposes in sections 447.14 to 447.16, as the donor or testator may designate in the will or trust instrument and in accordance with the terms of the will or instrument. Officers of the city or the county where the city is situated who are designated in the will or other instrument creating the trust shall administer it in accordance with the instrument's terms.
History:
(1592-6) 1913 c 232 s 2; 1987 c 229 art 10 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 447.15 ("ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST; DESIGNATION OF TRUSTEES") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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