Section 46-14-9 - Duty and liability of directed trusteeA. Subject to Subsection B of this section, a directed trustee shall take reasonable action to comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of Section 6 [46-14-6 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Directed Trust Act, and the trustee is not liable for the action.B. A directed trustee shall not comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of Section 6 of the Uniform Directed Trust Act to the extent that, by complying, the trustee would engage in willful misconduct.C. An exercise of a power of direction under which a trust director may release a trustee or another trust director from liability for breach of trust is not effective if: (1) the breach involved the trustee's or other director's willful misconduct;(2) the release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other director in procuring the release; or(3) at the time of the release, the director did not know the material facts relating to the breach.D. A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about its duty under this section may petition the district court for instructions.E. The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a directed trustee in addition to the duties and liabilities imposed by the Uniform Directed Trust Act.Added by 2018, c. 63,s. 9, eff. 1/1/2019.