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Utah House approves uniform law to let fiduciaries access digital assets after death or incapacitation

Utah House of Representatives · February 6, 2017
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Summary

The House passed First Substitute HB 13 to allow court-appointed fiduciaries to access a deceased or incapacitated person's digital property, citing families blocked by providers; the measure passed 71–0 and moves to the Senate.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Monday approved First Substitute House Bill 13, the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, to give court-appointed fiduciaries a clear legal path to collect and manage a person’s digital property after death or when they are incapacitated.

Representative Snow, the bill sponsor, told the chamber the law addresses a growing problem in which family members and…

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