{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-2-1040","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-1040","heading":"Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.","body":"Unless the user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or the 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) a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;\n(2) a certified copy of the death certificate of the user;\n(3) a certified copy of the letter of appointment of the representative or a small estate affidavit or court order; and\n(4) if requested by the custodian:\n(a) a number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account;\n(b) evidence linking the account to the user;\n(c) an affidavit stating that disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate; or\n(d) a finding by the court that:\n(i) the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in subitem (a); or\n(ii) disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 2 Intestate Succession and Wills","Part 10 Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c002.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:29Z","sha256":"0cbd9bca3909cecadec1c6600459647cd6bc218b6c5d401ca671b9e574872886","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-2-1035","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-2-1045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}