<section number="75A-6-115"><effdate>9/1/2024</effdate><histories><history>Renumbered and Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2024GS">364</modchap>, 2024 General Session</history><modyear>2024</modyear></histories><catchline>Fiduciary duty and authority.</catchline><subsection number="75A-6-115(1)">The legal duties imposed on a fiduciary charged with managing tangible property apply to the management of digital assets, including:<subsection number="75A-6-115(1)(a)">the duty of care;</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(1)(b)">the duty of loyalty; and</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(1)(c)">the duty of confidentiality.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(2)">A fiduciary's or designated recipient's authority with respect to a digital asset of a user:<subsection number="75A-6-115(2)(a)">except as otherwise provided in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="75A-6-104">75A-6-104</xref>, is subject to the applicable terms of service;</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(2)(b)">is subject to other applicable law, including copyright law;</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(2)(c)">in the case of a fiduciary, is limited by the scope of the fiduciary's duties; and</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(2)(d)">may not be used to impersonate the user.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(3)">A fiduciary with authority over the property of a decedent, protected person, principal, or settlor has the right to access any digital asset in which the decedent, protected person, principal, or settlor had a right or interest and that is not held by a custodian or subject to a terms of service agreement.</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(4)">A fiduciary acting within the scope of the fiduciary's duties is an authorized user of the property of the decedent, protected person, principal, or settlor for the purpose of applicable computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws.</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(5)">A fiduciary with authority over the tangible, personal property of a decedent, protected person, principal, or settlor:<subsection number="75A-6-115(5)(a)">has the right to access the property and any digital asset stored in it; and</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(5)(b)">is an authorized user for the purpose of computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(6)">A custodian may disclose information in an account to a fiduciary of the user when the information is required to terminate an account used to access digital assets licensed to the user.</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(7)">A fiduciary of a user may request a custodian to terminate the user's account. A request for termination shall be in writing, in either physical or electronic form, and accompanied by:<subsection number="75A-6-115(7)(a)">if the user is deceased, a certified copy of the death certificate of the user;</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(7)(b)">a certified copy of the letter of appointment of the representative, a small estate affidavit, or court order, power of attorney, or trust giving the fiduciary authority over the account; and</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(7)(c)">if requested by the custodian:<subsection number="75A-6-115(7)(c)(i)">a number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account;</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(7)(c)(ii)">evidence linking the account to the user; or</subsection><subsection number="75A-6-115(7)(c)(iii)">a finding by the court that the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in Subsection (7)(c)(i).</subsection></subsection></subsection></section>