North Dakota Century Code Title 47. Property § 47-02-27.4. Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities

1. A contingent property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a contingent property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a premarital or postmarital agreement, a separation or divorce settlement, a spouse's election, a similar arrangement arising out of a prospective, existing, or previous marital relationship between the parties, a contract to make or not to revoke a will or trust, a contract to exercise or not to exercise a power of appointment, a transfer in satisfaction of a duty of support, or a reciprocal transfer.

2. A fiduciary's power relating to the administration or management of assets, including the power of a fiduciary to sell, lease, or mortgage property, and the power of a fiduciary to determine principal and income.

3. A power to appoint a fiduciary.

4. A discretionary power of a trustee to distribute principal before termination of a trust to a beneficiary having an indefeasibly vested interest in the income and principal.

5. A contingent property interest held by a charity, government, or governmental agency or subdivision, if the contingent property interest is preceded by an interest held by another charity, government, or governmental agency or subdivision.

6. A property interest, power of appointment, or arrangement that was not subject to the common-law rule against perpetuities or excluded by another statute of this state.

7. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a business trust, a business trust has perpetual existence, and a business trust may not be terminated or revoked by a beneficial owner or other person except in accordance with the terms of its governing instrument. A business trust, whether domestic or foreign, except for a real estate investment trust, may not own any interest in real property within this state. As used in this subsection “real estate investment trust” means a trust qualifying as a real estate investment trust under section 856 et seq., of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 856 et seq.], or a trust qualifying as a real estate mortgage investment conduit under section 860D of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 860D].