§ 15-611

Maryland § 15-611

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article get: Estates and Trusts
• Title: 15

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Unless otherwise ordered by a court, directed by a 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 provides the custodian:

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

(2) A copy of the trust instrument or certification of the trust under § 14.5–910 of this article 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; and

(4) If requested by the custodian:

(i) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the trust’s account; or

(ii) Evidence linking the account to the trust.