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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-13-11. Modification to existing rights.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-13-11. Modification to existing rights.

(a) This chapter shall 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 shall 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 Code Section 53-13-10.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-13-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1089, § 1/SB 301.