§ 21145 Trustee Legal Authority

Education Code·California

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•The people in charge of a gift or grant (trustees) can take legal action to protect the property or the institution.
•They can sue or defend the institution in court if something affects the property or the institution.
•This rule also applies to the people who take over after the original trustees.

Example

A school gets a big donation of land, but someone tries to take part of that land for themselves.

The trustees of the school can go to court to stop that person and protect the land for the school.

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§ 21145 Trustee Legal Authority

The trustees named in the gift or grant, and their successors, may, in the name of the institution, sue and defend in relation to the trust property, and to all matters affecting the institution. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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trustees gift or grant trust property institution

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 21145.

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