§ 33-27.1-3. Applicability.
(a) This chapter applies to:
(1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after July 15, 2019;
(2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after July 15, 2019;
(3) A guardian or conservator appointed before, on, or after July 15, 2019; and
(4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after July 15, 2019.
(b) This chapter applies to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death.
(c) This chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.
History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 262, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure
Chapter 33-27.1 - Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Section 33-27.1-1. - Short title.
Section 33-27.1-2. - Definitions.
Section 33-27.1-3. - Applicability.
Section 33-27.1-4. - User direction for disclosure of digital assets.
Section 33-27.1-5. - Terms-of-service agreement.
Section 33-27.1-6. - Procedure for disclosing digital assets.
Section 33-27.1-7. - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.
Section 33-27.1-8. - Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.
Section 33-27.1-9. - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.
Section 33-27.1-10. - Disclosure of other digital assets of principal.
Section 33-27.1-11. - Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user.
Section 33-27.1-14. - Disclosure of digital assets to guardian or conservator of protected person.
Section 33-27.1-15. - Fiduciary duty and authority.
Section 33-27.1-16. - Custodian compliance and immunity.
Section 33-27.1-17. - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 33-27.1-18. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.