# Ind. Code § 32-39-1-1: Applicability of article

> Indiana · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 32-39-1-1
- **Heading:** Applicability of article
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 32-39-1-1

## Text

Sec. 1. (a) This article applies to the following:

(1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney, regardless of when the will or power of attorney was executed.

(2) A personal representative acting for a decedent, regardless of the date of death of the decedent.

(3) A guardianship proceeding, regardless of when the guardianship proceeding commenced or whether the guardianship proceeding is pending.

(4) A trustee acting under a trust, regardless of when the trust was created.

(b) This article applies to a custodian that carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of a user if the user:

(1) resides in Indiana; or

(2) resided in Indiana at the time of the user's death.

(c) This article does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business.

As added by P.L.137-2016, SEC.14.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-1 Applicability of article](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-2 "Account"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-3 "Attorney in fact"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-4 "Carries"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-5 "Catalogue of electronic communications"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-6 "Content of an electronic communication"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-7 "Court"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-8 "Custodian"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-9 "Designated recipient"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-10 "Digital asset"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-11 "Electronic"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-12 "Electronic communication"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-13 "Electronic communication service"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-13.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-39-1-14 "Fiduciary"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A39_C1_S32-39-1-14.md)

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