§ 740.06, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 740. FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS
Custodian compliance and immunity.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Not later than 60 days after receipt of the information required under ss. 740.006-740.04, 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 the court for an order directing compliance.
(2) An order under subsection (1) directing compliance must contain a finding that compliance is not in violation of 18 U.S.C. s. 2702.
(3) A custodian may notify a user that a request for disclosure or to terminate an account was made under this chapter.
(4) A custodian may deny a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient for disclosure of digital assets or to terminate an account if the custodian is aware of any lawful access to the account following the receipt of the fiduciary’s request.
(5) This chapter does not limit a custodian’s ability to obtain or require a fiduciary or designated recipient requesting disclosure or termination under this chapter to obtain a court order that:
(a) Specifies that an account belongs to the ward or principal;
(b) Specifies that there is sufficient consent from the ward or principal to support the requested disclosure; and
(c) Contains a finding required by a law other than this chapter.
(6) A custodian and its officers, employees, and agents are immune from liability for an act or omission done in good faith in compliance with this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 16, ch. 2016-46.
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