§ 53-13-13. Deceased giving consent or court order for disclosure by custodian to personal representative

GA Code § 53-13-13 (2018) (N/A)
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(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, letters of administration, or other letters of appointment of the personal representative;

(4) Unless the user provided direction using an online tool, a copy of the user's will, trust, power of attorney, or other record evidencing the user's consent to disclosure of the content of electronic communications; and

(5) 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; or

(C) A finding by the court that:

(i) The user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;

(ii) Disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user would not violate 18 U.S.C. Section 2701, in effect on January 1, 2018; 47 U.S.C. Section 222, in effect on January 1, 2018; or other applicable law;

(iii) Unless the user provided direction using an online tool, the user consented to disclosure of the content of electronic communications; or

(iv) Disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.