O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-13-19 (2019)

Disclosure to trustee of electronic communications

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee that is not an original user of an account a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by an original or successor user and stored, carried, or maintained by the custodian in an account of the trust and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the trust has a right or interest if the trustee gives the custodian:

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

(2) A certified copy of the trust instrument or a certification of the trust under Code Section 53-12-280;

(3) A certification by the trustee, under penalty of perjury, that the trust exists and the trustee is a currently acting trustee of the trust; and

(4) If requested by the custodian:

(A) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the trust’s account; or

(B) Evidence linking the account to the trust.

History

Code 1981, § 53-13-19, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1089, § 1/SB 301.

Annotations

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wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 275 (2018).