Ohio Code § 2137.11
Ohio Code § 2137.11. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2137.11.
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust,
a custodian shall disclose to a trustee that is not an original user of an account
the content of an electronic communication sent or received by an original or successor
user and carried, maintained, processed, received, or stored by the custodian in the
account of the trust, if the trustee gives the custodian all of the following: (A) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; (B) Either a copy of the trust instrument that includes consent to disclosure of the
content of electronic communications to the trustee and a certification by the trustee,
under penalty of perjury, that the trust exists and the trustee is a currently acting
trustee of the trust or a certification of the trust under section 5810.13 of the Revised Code that includes a statement that the trust authorizes disclosure of the content of
electronic communications to the trustee; (C) If requested by the custodian, either of the following: (1) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned
by the custodian to identify the trust's account; (2) Evidence linking the account to the trust.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2137.11
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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