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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>375866</law_id><section_number>64.2-123</section_number><catch_line>Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>64.2-1622</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="136" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Definitions and General Provisions</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="4" identifier="3.1">Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>To the extent that a <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> expressly grants an <span class="dictionary">agent</span> authority over the content of <span class="dictionary">electronic communications</span> sent or received by the <span class="dictionary">principal</span> and unless directed otherwise by the <span class="dictionary">principal</span> or the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, a <span class="dictionary">custodian</span> shall disclose to the <span class="dictionary">agent</span> the content if the <span class="dictionary">agent</span> gives the <span class="dictionary">custodian</span>:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; <a id="paragraph-1403347" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-123/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> An original or copy of the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> expressly granting the <span class="dictionary">agent</span> authority over the content of <span class="dictionary">electronic communications</span> of the <span class="dictionary">principal</span>; <a id="paragraph-1403348" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-123/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A certification by the <span class="dictionary">agent</span> that the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> is in effect; and <a id="paragraph-1403349" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-123/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> If requested by the <span class="dictionary">custodian</span>:
			a. A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or <span class="dictionary">account</span> identifier assigned by the <span class="dictionary">custodian</span> to identify the <span class="dictionary">principal</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">account</span>; or<br/><br/>			b. <span class="dictionary">Evidence</span> linking the <span class="dictionary">account</span> to the <span class="dictionary">principal</span>. <a id="paragraph-1403350" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-123/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2017, cc. 33, 80.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
