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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-27.1-14

Disclosure of digital assets to guardian or conservator of protected person

Known as the The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (19 sections).

P.L. 2019, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 262, § 2.

(a) After an opportunity for a hearing under chapter 15 of title 33, the court may grant a guardian or conservator access to the digital assets of a protected person.

(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian or conservator the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a protected person and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the protected person has a right or interest if the guardian or conservator gives the custodian:

(1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

(2) A certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or conservator authority over the digital assets of the protected person;

(3) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the protected person;

(4) Evidence linking the account to the protected person; and

(5) A finding by the court that disclosure of the digital assets of the user is reasonably necessary for the performance of the duties of the guardian or conservator.

(c) A guardian or conservator with general authority to manage the assets of a protected person may request a custodian of the digital assets of the protected person to suspend or terminate an account of the protected person for good cause. A request made under this section must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order giving the guardian or conservator authority over the protected person’s property.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.