{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-2001.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 2001.202","heading":"AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE ACCOUNT.","body":"(a) 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.\n(b) A fiduciary of a user may request a custodian to terminate the user's account. A request for termination must be in writing, in physical or electronic form, and accompanied by:\n(1) if the user is deceased, a certified copy of the death certificate of the user; and\n(2) one of the following giving the fiduciary authority over the account:\n(A) a certified copy of letters testamentary or of administration, a small estate affidavit filed under Section 205.001, or other court order;\n(B) a power of attorney; or\n(C) the trust instrument.\n(c) In addition to the items required to accompany a termination request under Subsection (b), the fiduciary shall provide the following if requested by the custodian:\n(1) a number, user name, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account;\n(2) evidence linking the account to the user; or\n(3) a finding by the court that the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in Subdivision (1).\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 400 (S.B. 1193), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 4. DIGITAL ASSETS","CHAPTER 2001. TEXAS REVISED UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS ACT","SUBCHAPTER G. DUTY AND AUTHORITY OF FIDUCIARY AND OTHERS REGARDING DIGITAL ASSETS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.2001.htm#2001.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"dc29db3bbf72a0c87e972147f2cdf3f2867e001f733815bb4751faa52c3bb6fd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-2001.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-2001.231"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}