Sec. 81. (a) "Fiduciary", for purposes of IC 13-23-13:
(1) means a person acting for the benefit of another party as a bona fide:
(A) trustee;
(B) executor;
(C) administrator;
(D) custodian;
(E) guardian of estates or guardian ad litem;
(F) receiver;
(G) conservator;
(H) committee of estates of incapacitated persons;
(I) personal representative;
(J) trustee (including a successor to a trustee) under an indenture agreement, trust agreement, lease, or similar financing agreement for debt securities, certificates of interest or certificates of participation in debt securities, or other forms of indebtedness as to which the trustee is not, in the capacity of trustee, the lender; or
(K) representative in a capacity that is similar to the capacities referred to in clauses (A) through (J); and
(2) does not include:
(A) a person that is acting as a fiduciary with respect to a trust or other fiduciary estate that was organized for the primary purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying on a trade or business for profit, unless the trust or other fiduciary estate was created as part of, or to facilitate, at least one (1) estate plan or because of the incapacity of a natural person; or
(B) a person that acquires ownership or control of an underground storage tank with the objective purpose of avoiding liability of the person or another person.
(b) "Fiduciary", for purposes of IC 13-24-1:
(1) means a person acting for the benefit of another party as a bona fide:
(A) trustee;
(B) executor;
(C) administrator;
(D) custodian;
(E) guardian of estates or guardian ad litem;
(F) receiver;
(G) conservator;
(H) committee of estates of incapacitated persons;
(I) personal representative;
(J) trustee (including a successor to a trustee) under an indenture agreement, trust agreement, lease, or similar financing agreement for debt securities, certificates of interest or certificates of participation in debt securities, or other forms of indebtedness as to which the trustee is not, in the capacity of trustee, the lender; or
(K) representative in a capacity that is similar to the capacities referred to in clauses (A) through (J); and
(2) does not include:
(A) a person that is acting as a fiduciary with respect to a trust or other fiduciary estate that was organized for the primary purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying on a trade or business for profit, unless the trust or other fiduciary estate was created as part of, or to facilitate, at least one (1) estate plan or because of the incapacity of a natural person; or
(B) a person that acquires ownership or control of a petroleum facility with the purpose of avoiding liability of the person or of another person.
(c) "Fiduciary", for purposes of IC 13-25-4:
(1) means a person acting for the benefit of another party as a bona fide:
(A) trustee;
(B) executor;
(C) administrator;
(D) custodian;
(E) guardian of estates or guardian ad litem;
(F) receiver;
(G) conservator;
(H) committee of estates of incapacitated persons;
(I) personal representative;
(J) trustee (including a successor to a trustee) under an indenture agreement, trust agreement, lease, or similar financing agreement for debt securities, certificates of interest or certificates of participation in debt securities, or other forms of indebtedness as to which the trustee is not, in the capacity of trustee, the lender; or
(K) representative in a capacity that is similar to the capacities referred to in clauses (A) through (J); and
(2) does not include:
(A) a person that is acting as a fiduciary with respect to a trust or other fiduciary estate that was organized for the primary purpose of, or is engaged in, actively carrying on a trade or business for profit, unless the trust or other fiduciary estate was created as part of, or to facilitate, at least one (1) estate plan or because of the incapacity of a natural person; or
(B) a person that acquires ownership or control of a vessel or facility with the objective purpose of avoiding liability of the person or of another person.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-8.7-8(b); 13-7-20.1-14(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-1998, SEC.2.