# RCW 11.120.160: RCW 11.120.160: Custodian compliance and immunity

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S160

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 11.120.160
- **Heading:** RCW 11.120.160: Custodian compliance and immunity
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 11 / Chapter 120 / Section 160

## Text

(1) Not later than sixty days after receipt of the information required under RCW 11.120.070 through 11.120.150 , a custodian shall comply with a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient to disclose digital assets or terminate an account. If the custodian fails to comply, the fiduciary or designated recipient may apply to the court for an order directing compliance. (2) An order under subsection (1) of this section directing compliance must contain a finding that compliance is not in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2702, as it existed on June 9, 2016. (3) A custodian may notify the user that a request for disclosure or to terminate an account was made under this chapter. (4) A custodian may deny a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient for disclosure of digital assets or to terminate an account if the custodian is aware of any lawful access to the account following the receipt of the fiduciary's request. (5) This section does not limit a custodian's ability to obtain or require a fiduciary or designated recipient requesting disclosure or termination under this chapter to obtain a court order which: (a) Specifies that an account belongs to the incapacitated person, trustor, decedent, or principal; (b) Specifies that there is sufficient consent from the incapacitated person, trustor, decedent, or principal to support the requested disclosure; and (c) Contains a finding required by law other than this chapter. (6) A custodian and its officers, employees, and agents are immune from liability for an act or omission done in good faith in compliance with this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 11.120.010 RCW 11.120.010: Short title—2016 c 140.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S010.md)
- [RCW 11.120.020 RCW 11.120.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S020.md)
- [RCW 11.120.030 RCW 11.120.030: Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S030.md)
- [RCW 11.120.040 RCW 11.120.040: User direction for disclosure of digital assets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S040.md)
- [RCW 11.120.050 RCW 11.120.050: Terms-of-service agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S050.md)
- [RCW 11.120.060 RCW 11.120.060: Procedure for disclosing digital assets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S060.md)
- [RCW 11.120.070 RCW 11.120.070: Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S070.md)
- [RCW 11.120.080 RCW 11.120.080: Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S080.md)
- [RCW 11.120.090 RCW 11.120.090: Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S090.md)
- [RCW 11.120.100 RCW 11.120.100: Disclosure of other digital assets of principal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S100.md)
- [RCW 11.120.110 RCW 11.120.110: Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S110.md)
- [RCW 11.120.120 RCW 11.120.120: Disclosure of content of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S120.md)
- [RCW 11.120.130 RCW 11.120.130: Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee not original user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S130.md)
- [RCW 11.120.140 RCW 11.120.140: Disclosure of digital assets to guardian or conservator of incapacitated person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C120_S140.md)

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