# W. Va. Code § 44-5B-3: Applicability

> West Virginia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S3

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 44-5B-3
- **Heading:** Applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 44 / Article 5B / Section 3

## Text

(a) This article applies to:

(1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after the effective date of this article;

(2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after the effective date of this article;

(3) A conservatorship proceeding commenced before, on, or after the effective date of this article; and

(4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after the effective date of this article.

(b) This article applies to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death.

(c) This article does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-1 §44-5B-1. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-2 §44-5B-2. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-3 §44-5B-3. Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-4 §44-5B-4. User direction for disclosure of digital assets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-5 §44-5B-5. Terms of service agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-6 §44-5B-6. Procedure for disclosing digital assets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-7 §44-5B-7. Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-8 §44-5B-8. Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-9 §44-5B-9. Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-10 §44-5B-10. Disclosure of other digital assets of principal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-11 §44-5B-11. Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S11.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-12 §44-5B-12. Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S12.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-13 §44-5B-13. Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee not original user.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S13.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 44-5B-14 §44-5B-14. Disclosure of digital assets to conservator of protected person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C44_A5B_S14.md)

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