North Dakota Code § 59-17-01

Prudent investor rule
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a trustee who invests and manages 
trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent 
investor rule set forth in sections 59 -16-02, 59-16-03, 59-16-05, 59-16-06, and 
59-16-07 and in this chapter.
2. The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or 
otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to 
the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust.

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