{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-3558","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 3558","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 of the user other than the content of electronic communications, 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 certificate of appointment of fiduciary; 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 subdivision (A) of this subdivision (4); or\n(ii) disclosure of the user’s digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.","path":["Title 14: Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Chapter 125: Vermont Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/125/03558","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"d7d4afe98e94c2487371eaf7d9ba459f5f3178687f1cd7c1c5a3b138f42895ac","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-3557","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-3559"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}