{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2508","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2508","heading":"Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.","body":"(a)\nUnless the user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or the Superior Court directs otherwise, a custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of a deceased user a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the user and digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, of the user, if the representative gives the custodian:\n(1)\nA written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;\n(2)\nA certified copy of the death certificate of the user;\n(3)\nA certified copy of the letter of appointment of the representative or a small-estate affidavit or court order; and\n(4)\nIf requested by the custodian:\n(A)\nA number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account;\n(B)\nEvidence linking the account to the user;\n(C)\nAn affidavit stating that disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate; or\n(D)\nA finding by the Superior Court that:\n(i)\nThe user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; or\n(ii)\nDisclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 25. Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2508","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1b4b31a045350492587868abe244ba80dfc4edc4642cc4c9cc28a1593bae7a16","source_id":"us-dc","stale":true,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2507","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}