Iowa § 638.12 Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user

Iowa Statutes

§ 638.12 — Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user

Iowa § 638.12

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 638FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS

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Iowa Code § 638.12 (2026).

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not original user. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee that is not an original user of an account the content of an electronic communication sent or received by an original or successor user and carried, maintained, processed, received, or stored by the custodian in the account of the trust if the trustee gives the custodian all of the following:

1.A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form.

2.A certified copy of the trust instrument or a certification of trust under section 633A.4604 that includes consent to disclosure of the content of electronic communications to the trustee.

3.A certification by the trustee, under penalty of perjury, that the trust exists and the trustee is

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not original user.
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a
custodian shall disclose to a trustee that is not an original user of an account the content of
an electronic communication sent or received by an original or successor user and carried,
maintained, processed, received, or stored by the custodian in the account of the trust if the
trustee gives the custodian all of the following:
1. A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form.
2. A certified copy of the trust instrument or a certification of trust under section
633A.4604 that includes consent to disclosure of the content of electronic communications
to the trustee.
3. A certification by the trustee, under penalty of perjury, that the trust exists and the
trustee is a currently acting trustee of the trust.
4. If requested by the custodian, any of the following:
a. Anumber,username,address,orotheruniquesubscriberoraccountidentifierassigned
by the custodian to identify the trust’s account.
b. Evidence linking the account to the trust.