Sec. 13.63.050. Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.

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Unless the user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or the superior court directs otherwise, a custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of a deceased user a catalog of electronic communications sent or received by the user and digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, of the user if the representative gives the custodian

(1)a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

(2)a certified copy of the death certificate of the user;

(3)a certified copy of the letters testamentary of the personal representative; and

(4)if requested by the custodian,

(A)a number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account;

(B)evidence linking the account to the user;

(C)an affidavit stating that disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate; or

(D)a finding by the superior court that

(i)the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in

(A)of this paragraph; or

(ii)disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.