# Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-105: Rights of custodian or user

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-105

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-105
- **Heading:** Rights of custodian or user
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 35 / Chapter 8 / Section 35-8-105

## Text

(a) This chapter does not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use digital assets of the user. (b) This chapter does not give a fiduciary or designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the user for whom, or for whose estate, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents. (c) A fiduciary's or designated recipient's access to digital assets may be modified or eliminated by a user, by federal law, or by a terms-of-service agreement if the user has not provided direction under § 35-8-104 . Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 6, eff. 7/1/2016.
(a) This chapter does not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use digital assets of the user.
(b) This chapter does not give a fiduciary or designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the user for whom, or for whose estate, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents.
(c) A fiduciary's or designated recipient's access to digital assets may be modified or eliminated by a user, by federal law, or by a terms-of-service agreement if the user has not provided direction under § 35-8-104 .
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 6, eff. 7/1/2016.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-103 Applicability of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-104 User direction for disclosure of digital assets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-105 Rights of custodian or user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-106 Disclosure of digital assets - Powers of custodian - Administrative fee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-107 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-108 Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-109 Disclosure of content of electronic communications to principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-109.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-110 Disclosure of other digital assets of principal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-110.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-111 Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-111.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-112 Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is not original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-112.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-113 Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-113.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-114 Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee is not original user](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T35_C8_S35-8-114.md)

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