Section 16225 Of Article 2. Specific Powers Of Trustees From California Probate Code >> Division 9. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The trustee has the power to deposit trust funds at
reasonable interest in any of the following accounts:
(1) An insured account in a financial institution.
(2) To the extent that the account is collateralized, an account
in a bank, an account in an insured savings and loan association, or
an account in an insured credit union.
(b) A trustee may deposit trust funds pursuant to subdivision (a)
in a financial institution operated by, or that is an affiliate of,
the trustee. For the purpose of this subdivision, "affiliate" means a
corporation that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with another domestic or foreign corporation.
(c) This section does not limit the power of a trustee in a proper
case to deposit trust funds in an account described in subdivision
(a) that is subject to notice or other conditions respecting
withdrawal prescribed by law or governmental regulation.
(d) The court may authorize the deposit of trust funds in an
account described in subdivision (a) in an amount greater than the
maximum insured or collateralized amount.
(e) Nothing in this section prevents the trustee from holding an
amount of trust property reasonably necessary for the orderly
administration of the trust in the form of cash or in a checking
account without interest.