Chapter 521A — User Direction for Disclosure of Digital Assets
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 521A — User Direction for Disclosure of Digital Assets
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Short Title
This section gives the official short name for this chapter. It may be cited as the 'Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to …
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Definitions
This section defines key terms used in the digital assets law, including what counts as a digital asset, electronic …
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Applicability
This section explains when the digital assets law applies. It covers fiduciaries acting under wills, trusts, powers of …
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User Direction for Disclosure of Digital Assets
This section lets users direct how their digital assets should be handled after death or incapacity. A user can use an …
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Terms-of-service Agreement
This section explains how a terms-of-service agreement between a user and a custodian interacts with this law. If the …
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Procedure for Disclosing Digital Assets
This section sets out the steps a custodian must follow when asked to give a fiduciary access to a user's digital …
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Disclosure of Content of Electronic Communications of Deceased User
This section governs when the personal representative of a deceased person's estate can access the content of the …
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Disclosure of Other Digital Assets of Deceased User
This section allows the personal representative of a deceased person's estate to access digital assets other than the …
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Disclosure of Content of Electronic Communications of Principal
This section governs when an agent under a power of attorney can access the content of electronic communications. The …
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Disclosure of Other Digital Assets of Principal
This section allows an agent under a power of attorney to access digital assets other than the content of electronic …
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Disclosure of Digital Assets Held in Trust When Trustee is Original User
This section says that if a trustee is also the original user of a digital account, the trustee has the right to access …
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Disclosure of Content of Electronic Communications Held in Trust When Trustee Not Original User
This section governs when a trustee who is not the original account holder can access the content of electronic …
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Disclosure of Other Digital Assets Held in Trust When Trustee Not Original User
This section allows a trustee who is not the original user to access digital assets other than electronic communications …
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Disclosure of Digital Assets to Conservator of Protected Person
This section governs how a court-appointed conservator can access the digital assets of a protected person. The …
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Fiduciary Duty and Authority
This section defines the fiduciary duties that apply when managing digital assets. The fiduciary must act within the …
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Custodian Compliance and Immunity
This section protects custodians (like email providers and social media companies) from liability when they comply with …
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Uniformity of Application and Construction
This section says this law should be applied and interpreted consistently with the same law in other states to keep the …
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Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
This section says this law modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National …
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Severability
This section says that if any part of this law is found invalid or unconstitutional, the rest of the law still applies.