North Dakota Code § 47-02-27.4

Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities
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Section 47-02-27.1 does not apply to:
1. A contingent property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative 
transfer, except a contingent property interest or a power of appointment arising out of 
a premarital or postmarital agreement, a separation or divorce settlement, a spouse's 
election, a similar arrangement arising out of a prospective, existing, or previous 
marital relationship between the parties, a contract to make or not to revoke a will or 
trust, a contract to exercise or not to exercise a power of appointment, a transfer in 
satisfaction of a duty of support, or a reciprocal transfer.
2. A fiduciary's power relating to the administration or management of assets, including 
the power of a fiduciary to sell, lease, or mortgage property, and the power of a 
fiduciary to determine principal and income.
3. A power to appoint a fiduciary.
4. A discretionary power of a trustee to distribute principal before termination of a trust to 
a beneficiary having an indefeasibly vested interest in the income and principal.
5. A contingent property interest held by a charity, government, or governmental agency 
or subdivision, if the contingent property interest is preceded by an interest held by 
another charity, government, or governmental agency or subdivision.
6. A property interest, power of appointment, or arrangement that was not subject to the 
common-law rule against perpetuities or excluded by another statute of this state.
7. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a business 
trust, a business trust has perpetual existence, and a business trust may not be 
terminated or revoked by a beneficial owner or other person except in accordance with 
the terms of its governing instrument. A business trust, whether domestic or foreign, 
except for a real estate investment trust, may not own any interest in real property 
within this state. As used in this subsection "real estate investment trust" means a trust 
qualifying as a real estate investment trust under section 856 et seq., of the United 
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 856 et seq.], or a trust qualifying as 

a real estate mortgage investment conduit under section 860D of the United States 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 860D].

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