Connecticut General Statutes 45a-334m – Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee is not original user
Unless otherwise ordered by a court, directed by the user or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee who 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:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-334m
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;
(2) A certified copy of the trust instrument 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:
(A) A number, username, address or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the trust; or
(B) Evidence linking the account to the trust.