Code of Virginia - Title 6.1 Banking And Finance - Section 6.1-32.12 Exemptions

§ 6.1-32.12. Exemptions

For the purposes of this article, a person or legal entity does not engage in the trust business by:

1. Rendering services as an attorney at law in the performance of duties as a fiduciary;

2. Rendering services as a certified or registered public accountant in the performance of duties as such;

3. Acting as trustee under a deed of trust made only as security for the payment of money or for the performance of another act;

4. Acting as a trustee in bankruptcy or as a receiver;

5. Holding trusts of real estate for the primary purpose of subdivision, development or sale, or to facilitate any business transaction with respect to such real estate;

6. Engaging in the business of an escrow agent;

7. Holding assets as trustee of a trust created for charitable purposes. This subdivision 7 shall apply only if:

(a) the trustee is an entity exempt from federal income tax under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(b) the trust is (i) exempt from federal income taxes under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) a charitable remainder trust described in § 664 of the Internal Revenue Code; (iii) a pooled income fund described in § 642 (c) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (iv) a trust the charitable interest in which is either a guaranteed annuity or a fixed percentage distributed yearly of the fair market value of the trust property, described in § 2055 (e) (2) (B) or § 2522 (c) (2) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code;

8. Receiving rents and proceeds of sale as a licensed real estate broker on behalf of the principal; or

9. Engaging in securities transactions as a broker-dealer or salesman.

(1993, c. 432; 2001, c. 717.)

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