Section 18506 Of Part 7. Uniform Prudent Management Of Institutional Funds Act From California Probate Code >> Division 9. >> Part 7.
18506
. (a) If the donor consents in a record, an institution may
release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a
gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an
institutional fund. A release or modification may not allow a fund to
be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the
institution.
(b) The court, upon application of an institution, may modify a
restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management
or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become
impracticable or wasteful, if it impairs the management or investment
of the fund, or if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the
donor, a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of
the fund. The institution shall notify the Attorney General of the
application, and the Attorney General must be given an opportunity to
be heard. To the extent practicable, any modification must be made
in accordance with the donor's probable intention.
(c) If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained
in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes
unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the
court, upon application of an institution, may modify the purpose of
the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner
consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift
instrument. The institution shall notify the Attorney General of the
application, and the Attorney General must be given an opportunity to
be heard.
(d) If an institution determines that a restriction contained in a
gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an
institutional fund is unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve,
or wasteful, the institution, 60 days after notification to the
Attorney General and to the donor at the donor's last known address
in the records of the institution, may release or modify the
restriction, in whole or part, if all of the following apply:
(1) The institutional fund subject to the restriction has a total
value of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(2) More than 20 years have elapsed since the fund was
established.
(3) The institution uses the property in a manner consistent with
the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. An
institution that releases or modifies a restriction under this
subdivision may, if appropriate circumstances arise thereafter, use
the property in accordance with the restriction notwithstanding its
release or modification, and that use is deemed to satisfy the
consistency requirement of this paragraph.