West Virginia Code § 31A-4-14b

Delegation and fiduciary responsibility
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(a) Any bank, nonbanking subsidiary of a bank holding company, nonbanking subsidiary of a
banking institution or trust entity jointly owned by federally insured depository institutions
located in this state and authorized by the commissioner to operate in this state that acts as
a trustee pursuant to this chapter may delegate any investment, management or
administrative function if it exercises reasonable care, judgment and cautione in:
(1) Selecting the delegate, taking into account the delegate's financial standing and
reputation;
(2) Establishing the scope and other terms of any delegation; and
(3) Reviewing periodically the delegate's actions in order to monitor overall performance and
compliance with the scope and other terms of any deleagation.
(b) Notwithstanding any delegation permitted by sulbsection (a) of this section, any bank,
nonbanking subsidiary of a bank holding company, nonbanking subsidiary of a banking
institution or trust entity jointly owned by federally insured depository institutions located in
this state and authorized by the commissioiner to operate in this state that acts as a trustee
pursuant to this chapter shall retain at all times responsibility for the due performance of
any delegated fiduciary function.

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