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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14.5-804" title_number="14.5" title_name="Maryland Trust Act" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Duties and Powers of Trustee">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements, and other circumstances of the trust.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In satisfying the standard described in subsection (a) of this section, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.</text>
  </level>
</section>
