# Tex. Estates Code § 2001.051: USER DIRECTION FOR DISCLOSURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.051

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Estates Code § 2001.051
- **Heading:** USER DIRECTION FOR DISCLOSURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.051

## Text

(a) A user may use an online tool to direct the custodian to disclose or not to disclose to a designated recipient some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of an electronic communication. If the online tool allows the user to modify or delete a direction at all times, a direction regarding disclosure using an online tool overrides a contrary direction by the user in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record.

(b) If a user has not used an online tool to give direction under Subsection (a) or if the custodian has not provided an online tool, the user may allow or prohibit disclosure to a fiduciary of some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of an electronic communication sent or received by the user, in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record.

(c) A user's direction under Subsection (a) or (b) overrides a contrary provision in a terms-of-service agreement that does not require the user to act affirmatively and distinctly from the user's assent to the terms of service.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.001 § 2001.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.001.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.002 § 2001.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.002.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.003 § 2001.003. APPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.003.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.004 § 2001.004. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.004.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.005 § 2001.005. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.005.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.051 § 2001.051. USER DIRECTION FOR DISCLOSURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.051.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.052 § 2001.052. TERMS-OF-SERVICE AGREEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.052.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.053 § 2001.053. PROCEDURE FOR DISCLOSING DIGITAL ASSETS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.053.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.101 § 2001.101. DISCLOSURE OF CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF DECEASED USER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.101.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.102 § 2001.102. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS OF DECEASED USER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.102.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.131 § 2001.131. DISCLOSURE OF CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.131.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.132 § 2001.132. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS OF PRINCIPAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.132.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.151 § 2001.151. DISCLOSURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS HELD IN TRUST WHEN TRUSTEE IS ORIGINAL USER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.151.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 2001.152 § 2001.152. DISCLOSURE OF CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS HELD IN TRUST WHEN TRUSTEE IS NOT ORIGINAL USER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C2001_S2001.152.md)

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