(a) Sections 45a-334b to 45a-334s, inclusive, apply to:

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-334d

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on or after October 1, 2016;

(2) An executor acting for a decedent who died before, on or after October 1, 2016;

(3) A conservatorship proceeding commenced before, on or after October 1, 2016; and

(4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on or after October 1, 2016.

(b) Sections 45a-334b to 45a-334s, inclusive, apply to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death.

(c) Sections 45a-334b to 45a-334s, inclusive, do not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.