55-19-4. User direction for disclosure of digital assets.
Any user may utilize an online tool to direct a custodian to disclose or not to disclose to a designated recipient some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of electronic communications. If the online tool allows the user to modify or delete a direction at all times, a direction regarding disclosure using an online tool overrides a contrary direction by the user in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record.
If a user has not utilized an online tool to give direction under this section, or if the custodian has not provided an online tool, the user may allow for or prohibit in a will, trust, power of attorney, or any other record, disclosure to a fiduciary of some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of electronic communications sent or received by the user.
A user's direction under this section overrides a contrary provision in any terms-of-service agreement that does not require the user to act affirmatively and distinctly from the user's assent to the terms of service agreement.
Source: SL 2017, ch 209, ยง4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 55 - Fiduciaries and Trusts
Chapter 19 - Uniform Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets Act
Section 55-19-1 - Definitions.
Section 55-19-2 - Applicability generally.
Section 55-19-3 - Applicability to custodians and employer assets used by employee.
Section 55-19-4 - User direction for disclosure of digital assets.
Section 55-19-5 - Terms-of-service agreement.
Section 55-19-6 - Procedure for disclosing digital assets.
Section 55-19-7 - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.
Section 55-19-8 - Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.
Section 55-19-9 - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.
Section 55-19-10 - Disclosure of other digital assets of principal.
Section 55-19-11 - Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user.
Section 55-19-13 - Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee not original user.
Section 55-19-14 - Disclosure of assets to conservator of protected person.
Section 55-19-15 - Suspension or termination of account of protected person.
Section 55-19-16 - Fiduciary duties.
Section 55-19-17 - Fiduciary authority generally.
Section 55-19-20 - Fiduciary right of access to digital asset.
Section 55-19-21 - Disclosure of information by custodian to fiduciary.
Section 55-19-22 - Request for termination of user's account.
Section 55-19-23 - Custodian compliance.
Section 55-19-24 - Custodian notice to user.
Section 55-19-25 - Denial by custodian of request for disclosure or termination.
Section 55-19-26 - Custodian's ability to require court order.