Section 1553 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 1.
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. The following persons are exempt from Section 1550:
(a) Any natural person serving as trustee of one or more trusts
where at least one trustor is a family member of that trustee. For
purposes of this section, "family member" means any lineal ancestor,
lineal descendant, person having a common lineal ancestor of not more
than four generations distant, spouse, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild.
(b) Any member of the State Bar, as specified in Section 6002 of
the Business and Professions Code, any certified public accountant,
as defined in Section 5033 of the Business and Professions Code, and
any professional corporation of one or more members of the State Bar
or certified public accountants, where these professionals are acting
as trustee of a trust established by them for their respective
clients, provided that the member of the State Bar, certified public
accountant, or professional corporation engages in no advertising for
trust business in this state.
(c) Subject to all applicable limitations and restrictions in law
for nonprofit corporations, any nonprofit corporation acting as
trustee incidental to the purposes for which it was organized.
(d) Any person appointed as receiver, trustee, or other fiduciary
by a court of competent jurisdiction acting pursuant to that
authority.
(e) Any person licensed as a professional fiduciary pursuant to
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 3 of the
Business and Professions Code.