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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14.5-701" title_number="14.5" title_name="Maryland Trust Act" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Office of Trustee">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person designated as trustee accepts the trusteeship:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>By substantially complying with a method of acceptance provided in the terms of the trust; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the terms of the trust do not provide a method of acceptance of the trusteeship or the method provided in the terms is not expressly made exclusive, by accepting delivery of the trust property, exercising powers or performing duties as trustee, or otherwise indicating acceptance of the trusteeship.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person designated as trustee that has not yet accepted the trusteeship may reject the trusteeship.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A designated trustee that does not accept the trusteeship within a reasonable time after knowing of the designation is deemed to have rejected the trusteeship.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person designated as trustee, without accepting the trusteeship, may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Act to preserve the trust property if, within a reasonable time after acting, the person sends a rejection of the trusteeship to the settlor or, if the settlor is deceased or lacks capacity, to a qualified beneficiary; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Inspect or investigate trust property to determine potential liability under environmental or other law or for any other purpose.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
