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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 21-2514: Disclosure of digital assets to conservator of protected individual.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 25. Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.

(a)

After an opportunity for a hearing under § 21-2054, the Superior Court may grant a conservator access to the digital assets of a protected individual.

(b)

Unless otherwise ordered by the Superior Court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a conservator the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a protected individual and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the protected individual has a right or interest if the 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 conservator authority over the digital assets of the protected individual; 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 protected individual; or

(B)

Evidence linking the account to the protected individual.

(c)

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

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