15 Guam Code Ann. § 2228
Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 2228
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
(b) A custodian shall provide to the personal representative of the estate of a deceased person, who was domiciled in Guam at the time of the person’s death, access to or copies of any documents or information of the deceased person stored electronically by the custodian upon receipt by the custodian of:
(1) a written request for access or copies made by the personal representative, accompanied by a copy of the death certificate and a certified copy of the personal representative’s letters testamentary; or
(2) an order of a court having probate jurisdiction of the deceased person’s estate.
(c) A custodian may not destroy or dispose of the electronically stored documents or information of the deceased person for two (2) years after the custodian receives a request or order under Subsection (b).
(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a custodian to disclose any information:
(1) in violation of any applicable federal law; or
(2) to which the deceased person would not have been permitted access in the ordinary course of business by the custodian.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 32-033:1 (May 10, 2013).