# N.D. Cent. Code § 47-36-05: 47-36-05. Procedure for disclosing digital assets

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T47_C47-36_S47-36-05

## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 47-36-05
- **Heading:** 47-36-05. Procedure for disclosing digital assets
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 47 / Chapter 47-36 / Section 47-36-05

## Text

47-36-05. Procedure for disclosing digital assets

1. When disclosing digital assets of a user under this chapter, the custodian may at its

sole discretion:

a. Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user's account;

b. Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partial access to the user's account

sufficient to perform the tasks with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is

charged; or

c. Provide a fiduciary or designated recipient a copy in a record of any digital asset

that, on the date the custodian received the request for disclosure, the user could

have accessed if the user were alive and had full capacity and access to the

account.

2. A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing

digital assets under this chapter.

3. A custodian need not disclose under this chapter a digital asset deleted by a user.

4. If a user directs or a fiduciary requests a custodian to disclose under this chapter

some, but not all, of the user's digital assets, the custodian need not disclose the

assets if segregation of the assets would impose an undue burden on the custodian. If

the custodian believes the direction or request imposes an undue burden, the

custodian or fiduciary may seek an order from the court to disclose:

a. A subset limited by date of the user's digital assets;

b. All of the user's digital assets to the fiduciary or designated recipient;

c. None of the user's digital assets; or

d. All of the user's digital assets to the court for review in camera.

## Nearby sections

- [N.D. Cent. Code § 47-36-01 47-36-01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T47_C47-36_S47-36-01.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 47-36-02 47-36-02. Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T47_C47-36_S47-36-02.md)
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- [N.D. Cent. Code § 47-36-13 47-36-13. Disclosure of digital assets to conservator or guardian of protected person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T47_C47-36_S47-36-13.md)
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