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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="15-607" title_number="15" title_name="Fiduciaries" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Maryland Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act">
  <text>Unless a user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or a court directs otherwise, a custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of the user a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the user and the digital assets of the user, other than the content of the electronic communications, if the personal representative provides the custodian:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>A copy of the certificate of the user’s death;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>A copy of the letters of administration of the personal representative or court order appointing a special administrator; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>If requested by the custodian:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user’s account;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Evidence linking the account to the user;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>An affidavit stating that disclosure of the user’s digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>A finding by the court that:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>The user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in item (i) of this item; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Disclosure of the  catalogue of electronic communications of the user is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
