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2001 SESSION
012261772Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 6.1-32.12 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 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 section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(b) the trust is (i) exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) a charitable remainder trust described in section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code; (iii) a pooled income fund described in section 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 section 170(f)(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.