# Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-112: Access to electronic communications

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-112

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-112
- **Heading:** Access to electronic communications
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 34-6-112

## Text

Subject to the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, compiled in title 35, chapter 8, if any power of attorney expressly grants an attorney-in-fact or other agent authority over the content of an electronic communication of the principal, then the attorney-in-fact or other agent shall have the power and authority to access the content of an electronic communication that the custodian is permitted to disclose under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ( 18 U.S.C. § 2702(b) ). For purposes of this section, "content of an electronic communication," "custodian," and "electronic communication" have the same meaning as defined in the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 22, eff. 7/1/2016.
Subject to the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, compiled in title 35, chapter 8, if any power of attorney expressly grants an attorney-in-fact or other agent authority over the content of an electronic communication of the principal, then the attorney-in-fact or other agent shall have the power and authority to access the content of an electronic communication that the custodian is permitted to disclose under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ( 18 U.S.C. § 2702(b) ). For purposes of this section, "content of an electronic communication," "custodian," and "electronic communication" have the same meaning as defined in the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 22, eff. 7/1/2016.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 Short title - Construction of part](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-101.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-105 Effect of death, disability or incapacity of principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-106 Bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-107 Fiduciary relationship of attorney in fact with the principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-107.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-201 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-202 Applicability of part](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T34_C6_S34-6-202.md)

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