§ 53-12-506. Statutory Provisions Applicable to Trust Directors; Defenses Available to Trust Directors; Personal Jurisdiction; Term “Trustee” Includes Trust Director Where Required or Permitted
An individual shall be eligible to serve as a trust director regardless of citizenship and residency. If the trust director is a corporation, partnership, or other entity, it shall be required to have the power to act as a trustee in Georgia. The rules applicable to a trustee apply to a trust director regarding: Jurisdiction […]
§ 53-13-30. Fiduciary Duties Apply to Digital Assets; Disclosure to Fiduciaries; Termination of Accounts
The legal duties imposed on a fiduciary charged with managing tangible property apply to the management of digital assets, including the duty of care, loyalty, and confidentiality. A fiduciary’s or designated recipient’s authority with respect to a digital asset of a user: Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 53-13-10, shall be subject to the […]
§ 53-13-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.” History. Code 1981, § 53-13-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1089, § 1/SB 301.
§ 53-13-31. Time for Custodian’s Compliance With Disclosure Requests; Court Order for Compliance
Not later than 60 days after receipt of the information required under Code Sections 53-13-13 through 53-13-30, a custodian shall comply with a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient to disclose digital assets or terminate an account. If the custodian fails to comply, the fiduciary or designated recipient may apply to […]
§ 53-13-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Account” means an arrangement under a terms-of-service agreement in which a custodian provides goods or services to the user. “Agent” means an attorney in fact granted authority under a durable or nondurable power of attorney, including a person granted authority to act in the place of an individual […]
§ 53-13-40. Construction With Federal Provisions
This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but shall not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 […]
§ 53-13-3. Application
This chapter shall apply to a: Fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney; Personal representative acting for a decedent; Conservatorship; and Trustee. This chapter shall apply to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death. This chapter shall not apply […]
§ 53-17-12. Georgia Tables
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§ 53-13-4. Service of Notice
In any proceeding brought pursuant to this chapter, service of notice shall be made in the manner provided by Chapter 11 of this title. History. Code 1981, § 53-13-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-94/HB 865. Effective date. — This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.
§ 53-13-10. User’s Direction on Disclosures
A user may use an online tool to direct the custodian to disclose to a designated recipient or not to disclose 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 […]