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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 3564

Disclosure of digital assets to guardian of person under guardianship

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

The act spans §§ 14–14 (18 sections).

Added 2017, No. 13, § 1.

(a) After an opportunity for a hearing under 14 V.S.A. § 3068, the court may grant a guardian access to the digital assets of a person under guardianship.

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

(3) if requested by the custodian:

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

(B) evidence linking the account to the person under guardianship.

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

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