West Virginia Code § 44-5B-12

Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when
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trustee not original user.
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust
instrument, 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:
(a) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic formu;
(b) A certified copy of the trust instrument or a certification of the trust under §44D-10-1013
of this code that includes consent to disclose the content of electronic communications to the
trustee; a
(c) A certification by the trustee, under penalty of plerjury, that the trust exists and the
trustee is a currently acting trustee of the trust; and
(d) If requested by the custodian:
(1) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned
by the custodian to identify the trust's account; or
(2) Evidence linking the account to the trust.

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