(A) This chapter does 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.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2137.04

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Custodian: means a person that carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of a user. See Ohio Code 2137.01
  • Designated recipient: means a person chosen by a user using an online tool to administer digital assets of the user. See Ohio Code 2137.01
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiduciary: means an original, additional, or successor agent, guardian, personal representative, or trustee. See Ohio Code 2137.01
  • Terms-of-service agreement: means an agreement that controls the relationship between a user and a custodian. See Ohio Code 2137.01
  • User: means a person that has an account with a custodian. See Ohio Code 2137.01

(B) This chapter does 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 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 section 2137.03 of the Revised Code.