# S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-6: Procedure for disclosing digital assets

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-6

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-6
- **Heading:** Procedure for disclosing digital assets
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 55-19-6

## Text

If a custodian discloses digital assets of a user under this chapter, the custodian may, at the custodian's sole discretion:

(1) Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user's account;

(2) Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partial access to the user's account sufficient to perform any task with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is charged; or

(3) 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.

A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing digital assets under this chapter.

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

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 subset limited by date of the user's digital assets; all of the user's digital assets to the fiduciary or designated recipient; none of the user's digital assets; or all of the user's digital assets to the court for review in camera.

Source: SL 2017, ch 209, § 6.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-2 Applicability generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-3 Applicability to custodians and employer assets used by employee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-4 User direction for disclosure of digital assets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-5 Terms-of-service agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-6 Procedure for disclosing digital assets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-7 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-8 Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-9 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-10 Disclosure of other digital assets of principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-11 Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-12 Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-13 Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee not original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-19-14 Disclosure of assets to conservator of protected person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C19_S55-19-14.md)

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