§ 6.1-32.30:1. Definitions
As used in this article:
"Designated relative" means the individual to or through whom the family members are related.
"Family" means a designated relative and family members of that designated relative.
"Family member" means the designated relative and:
1. Any individual within (i) the fifth degree of lineal kinship to the designated relative or (ii) the ninth degree of collateral kinship to the designated relative, for which purposes only a legally adopted individual shall be treated as a natural child of the adoptive parents;
2. The present or past spouse of the designated relative and of any individual qualifying as a family member under subdivision 1;
3. A trust established (i) by a family member or (ii) exclusively for the benefit of one or more family members;
4. A stock corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, all of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, or other equity interests of which are owned by one or more family members, their spouses qualifying under subdivision 2, their trusts qualifying under subdivision 3, or their estates qualifying under subdivision 5;
5. The estate of a family member; or
6. A charitable foundation or other charitable entity created by a family member.
"Degrees of kinship" means, with respect to two persons, (i) degrees of lineal kinship computed by counting one degree for each person in the line of ascent or descent, exclusive of the person from whom the computing begins and (ii) degrees of collateral kinship computed by commencing with one of the persons and ascending from that person to a common ancestor, descending from that ancestor to the other person, and counting one degree for each person in the line of ascent and in the line of descent, exclusive of the person from whom the computation begins, the total to represent the degree of such kinship.
"Fiduciary" means executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, committee, or trustee.
"Operating plan" means a plan that establishes the policies and procedures a private trust company will have in effect when the institution opens for business and thereafter (i) to ensure that trust accounts are handled in accordance with recognized standards of fiduciary conduct and (ii) to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
"Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, or legal or commercial entity or group of individuals, however organized.
"Private trust business" means acting as or performing the duties of a fiduciary in the regular course of its business for family members.
"Private trust company" means a corporation or limited liability company that is organized to engage in private trust business under this article with one or more family members and that does not transact business with the general public.
(2003, c. 910.)
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