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NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-46 - "Process" defined

3B:14-46. "Process" defined  The word "process" as used in this subarticle shall include any summons, subpena, writ, attachment and levy thereunder, garnishment, rule, order, notice, decision, judgment or execution and levy thereunder, or any other process whatsoever, that may lawfully be issued out of any court of this State against a fiduciary in any proceeding affecting the estate which he may represent or affecting the property or interest of any beneficiary of, or interested in, the estate or against the property or interest of any beneficiary which is held or claimed to be held by the fiduciary for the account or benefit of the beneficiary. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-46, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-47 - Fiduciary to file power of attorney; requisites of power

3B:14-47. Fiduciary to file power of attorney; requisites of power  Every fiduciary, whether or not a resident within this State, who is granted letters testamentary or of administration, trusteeship or guardianship within this State shall, at the time of the grant, or before he undertakes to perform his duties, file a power of attorney with the surrogate of the county or clerk of the court granting the letters. The power of attorney shall be duly executed in writing, shall set forth the post office address, street and number, of the fiduciary and, by sufficient language, constitute the surrogate or clerk with whom it is filed, and his successors in office, his true and lawful attorney to receive process affecting the estate in charge of the fiduciary, or any interest therein, with the same force and effect as if the process were duly served on the fiduciary within this State. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-47, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-48 - Service of process

3B:14-48. Service of process  Service of process, under the provisions of this subarticle, shall be made by leaving a copy of the process with the surrogate or clerk, or with a deputy or a clerk employed in his office, together with a fee of $2.00 to be taxed in the costs. The surrogate, deputy or clerk shall forthwith notify the fiduciary of the service by mailing a letter, with a copy of the process served inclosed, with full postage prepaid, directed to the fiduciary at the post office address given in the power of attorney. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-48, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-49 - Submission to jurisdiction of courts

3B:14-49. Submission to jurisdiction of courts  A domiciliary foreign fiduciary submits himself personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State in any proceeding relating to the estate by: a. Filing authenticated copies of his letters as provided in N.J.S. 3B:14-28; b. Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under N.J.S. 3B:14-25, but jurisdiction hereunder is limited to the money or value of personal property received; c. Doing any act as a fiduciary in this State which would have given the State jurisdiction over him as an individual. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-49, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-50 - Jurisdiction by act of decedent

3B:14-50. Jurisdiction by act of decedent  In addition to jurisdiction conferred by N.J.S. 3B:14-49, a domiciliary foreign fiduciary for a decedent is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State to the same extent that his decedent was subject to their jurisdiction immediately prior to death. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-50, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-51 - Service of process

3B:14-51. Service of process  If a domiciliary foreign fiduciary has submitted himself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State, service of process shall be made upon him as provided by the Rules of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-51, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-52 - Short title

3B:14-52. Short title  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Fiduciaries Law." L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-52, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-53 - Definitions

3B:14-53. Definitions  As used in this article: a. "Bank" includes any person or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking and any State chartered savings and loan association, or any Federal savings and loan association, having its principal office in this State; The inclusion of savings and loan associations within the provisions of this article shall not be construed as conferring upon those associations any powers not otherwise conferred by this article, nor as enlarging any powers so conferred; b. "Fiduciary" includes a trustee under any trust, express, implied, resulting or constructive, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, curator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the benefit of creditors, partner, agent, officer of a corporation, public or private, public officer, or any other person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate; c. "Person" includes two or more persons having a joint or common interest; d. "Principal" includes any person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an obligation; e. A thing is done "in good faith" within the meaning of this article, when it is in fact done honestly, whether it be done negligently or not. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-53, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-54 - Application of payments of money or transfer of property made to fiduciaries

3B:14-54. Application of payments of money or transfer of property made to fiduciaries  A person who in good faith pays or transfers to a fiduciary money or other property which the fiduciary is authorized to receive, is not responsible for the proper application thereof by the fiduciary. Any right or title acquired from the fiduciary in consideration of the payment or transfer is not invalid in consequence of a misapplication by the fiduciary. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-54, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-55 - Check drawn by and payable to fiduciary

3B:14-55. Check drawn by and payable to fiduciary  If a check or other bill of exchange is drawn by a fiduciary as such or in the name of his principal by a fiduciary empowered to draw the instrument in the name of his principal, payable to the fiduciary personally, or payable to a third person and by him transferred to the fiduciary, and is thereafter transferred by the fiduciary, whether in payment of a personal debt of the fiduciary or otherwise, the transferee is not bound to inquire whether the fiduciary is committing a breach of his obligation as fiduciary in transferring the instrument, and is not chargeable with notice that the fiduciary is committing a breach of his obligation as fiduciary unless he takes the instrument with actual knowledge of the breach or with knowledge of facts that his action in taking the instrument amounts to bad faith. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-55, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-56 - Deposit in name of fiduciary; checks; when bank liable

3B:14-56. Deposit in name of fiduciary; checks; when bank liable  If a deposit is made in a bank to the credit of a fiduciary as such, the bank is authorized to pay the amount of the deposit or any part thereof upon the check of the fiduciary, signed with the name in which the deposit is entered, without being liable to the principal, unless the bank pays the check with the actual knowledge that the fiduciary is committing a breach of his obligation as fiduciary in drawing the check or with knowledge of facts that its action in paying the check amounts to bad faith. If, however, a check is payable to the drawee bank and is delivered to it in payment of or as security for a personal debt of the fiduciary to it, the bank is liable to the principal if the fiduciary in fact commits a breach of his obligation as fiduciary in drawing or delivering the check. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-56, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-57 - Checks drawn by fiduciary upon principal's account

3B:14-57. Checks drawn by fiduciary upon principal's account  If a check is drawn upon the account of his principal in a bank by a fiduciary who is empowered to draw checks upon his principal's account, the bank is authorized to pay the check without being liable to the principal, unless the bank pays the check with actual knowledge that the fiduciary is committing a breach of his obligation as fiduciary in drawing the check, or with knowledge of facts that its action in paying the check amounts to bad faith. If, however, a check is payable to the drawee bank and is delivered to it in payment of or as security for a personal debt of the fiduciary to it, the bank is liable to the principal if the fiduciary in fact commits a breach of his obligation as fiduciary in drawing or delivering the check. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-57, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-58 - Deposit in fiduciary's personal account; liability of bank receiving deposit and paying checks

3B:14-58. Deposit in fiduciary's personal account; liability of bank receiving deposit and paying checks  3B:14-58. Deposit in fiduciary's personal account; liability of bank receiving deposit and paying checks. a. If a fiduciary makes a deposit in a bank to his personal credit of checks drawn by him upon an account in his own name as fiduciary, or of checks drawn by him upon an account in the name of his principal, if he is empowered to draw thereon, or, except as provided in subsection b. of this section, if he otherwise makes a deposit of funds held by him as fiduciary, the bank receiving the deposit is not bound to inquire whether the fiduciary is committing thereby a breach of his obligation as fiduciary. The bank is authorized to pay the amount of the deposit of any part thereof upon the personal check of the fiduciary without being liable to the principal, unless the bank receives the deposit or pays the check with actual knowledge that the fiduciary is committing a breach of his obligation as fiduciary in making the deposit or in drawing the check, or with knowledge of facts that its action in receiving the deposit of paying the check amounts to bad faith. b. In the case of an instrument payable to the principal or the fiduciary as fiduciary, the bank has notice of the breach of fiduciary duty if the instrument is deposited to an account other than an account of the fiduciary, as fiduciary, or an account of the principal. Amended 1995, c.28, s.11; 1996, c.134, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-59 - Deposit in names of two or more trustees; liability of payee, holder or bank

3B:14-59. Deposit in names of two or more trustees; liability of payee, holder or bank  When a deposit is made in a bank in the names of two or more persons as trustees and a check is drawn upon the trust account by any trustee or trustees authorized by the other trustee or trustees to draw checks upon the trust account, neither the payee nor other holder nor the bank is bound to inquire whether it is a breach of trust to authorize the trustee or trustees to draw checks upon the trust account, and is not liable unless the circumstances be such that the action of the payee or other holder or the bank amounts to bad faith. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-59, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-60 - Cases not provided for in article

3B:14-60. Cases not provided for in article  In any case not provided for in this article, the rules of law and equity, including the law merchant and those rules of law and equity relating to trusts, agency, commercial transactions and banking, shall continue to apply. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-60, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61 - Uniformity of interpretation

3B:14-61. Uniformity of interpretation  The article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform laws of those states which enact it. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-61, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.1 - Short title.

3B:14-61.1 Short title.  1. Short Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act." L.2017, c.237, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.3 - User's residence in State, inapplicability of act to employers' digital assets.

3B:14-61.3 User's residence in State, inapplicability of act to employers' digital assets.  3. User's Residence in State; Inapplicability of Act to Employers' Digital Assets. a. This act applies to a custodian if the user resides in this State or resided in this State at the time of the user's death.  b. This act does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business. L.2017, c.237, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.4 - User direction for disclosure of digital assets.

3B:14-61.4 User direction for disclosure of digital assets.  4. User Direction for Disclosure of Digital Assets. a. A user may use an online tool to direct the custodian to disclose or not to disclose to a designated recipient some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of electronic communications. If the online tool allows the user to modify or delete a direction at all times, a direction regarding disclosure using an online tool overrides a contrary direction by the user in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record. b. If a user has not used an online tool to give direction under subsection a. of this section or if the custodian has not provided an online tool, the user may allow or prohibit in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record, disclosure to a fiduciary of some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of electronic communications sent or received by the user. c. A user's direction under subsection a. or b. of this section overrides a contrary provision in a terms-of-service agreement that does not require the user to act affirmatively and distinctly from the user's assent to the terms of service. L.2017, c.237, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.5 - Terms-of-service agreement.

3B:14-61.5 Terms-of-service agreement.  5. Terms-of-Service Agreement. a. This act 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. b. This act 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 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 section 4 of this act. L.2017, c.237, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.6 - Procedure for disclosing digital assets.

3B:14-61.6 Procedure for disclosing digital assets.  6. Procedure for Disclosing Digital Assets. a. When disclosing digital assets of a user under this act, the custodian shall either: (1) grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user's account; (2) grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partial access to the user's account sufficient to perform the tasks with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is charged; or (3) provide a fiduciary or designated recipient a copy in a record of any digital asset that, on the date the custodian received the request for disclosure, the user could have accessed if the user were alive and had full capacity and access to the account. b. A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing digital assets under this act. c. A custodian need not disclose under this act a digital asset deleted by a user. d. If a user directs or a fiduciary requests a custodian to disclose under this act some, but not all, of the user's digital assets, the custodian need not disclose the assets if segregation of the assets would impose an undue burden on the custodian. If the custodian believes the direction or request imposes an undue burden, the custodian or fiduciary may seek an order from the court to disclose: (1) a subset limited by date of the user's digital assets; (2) all of the user's digital assets to the fiduciary or designated recipient; (3) none of the user's digital assets; or (4) all of the user's digital assets to the court for review in camera. L.2017, c.237, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.7 - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.

3B:14-61.7 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.  7. Disclosure of Content of Electronic Communications of Deceased User.  If a deceased user consented or a court directs disclosure of the contents of electronic communications of the user, the custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of the user the content of an electronic communication sent or received by the user if the representative gives the custodian: a. a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; b. a copy of the death certificate of the user; c. a certificate evidencing the appointment of the representative or a small-estate affidavit; d. unless the user provided direction using an online tool, a copy of the user's will, trust, power of attorney, or other record evidencing the user's consent to disclosure of the content of electronic communications; and e. if requested by the custodian, any of the following: (1) a number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account;  (2) evidence linking the account to the user; or  (3) a finding by the court of any of the following: (a) the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection;  (b) disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user would not violate 18 U.S.C. s.2701 et seq., Unlawful Access to Stored Communications; 47 U.S.C. s.222, Privacy of Customer Information; or other applicable law;  (c) unless the user provided direction using an online tool, the user consented to disclosure of the content of electronic communications; or  (d) disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate. L.2017, c.237, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.8 - Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.

3B:14-61.8 Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.  8. Disclosure of Other Digital Assets of Deceased User.  Unless the user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or the court directs otherwise, a custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of a deceased user a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the user and digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, of the user, if the representative gives the custodian: a. a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; b. a copy of the death certificate of the user; c. a certificate evidencing the appointment of the representative or a small-estate affidavit; and d. if requested by the custodian, any of the following: (1) a number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account; (2) evidence linking the account to the user; (3) an affidavit stating that disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate; or (4) a finding by the court of either of the following: (a) the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or (b) disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate. L.2017, c.237, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-61.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-61.9 - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.

3B:14-61.9 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.  9. Disclosure of Content of Electronic Communications of Principal.  To the extent a power of attorney expressly grants an agent authority over the content of electronic communications sent or received by the principal and unless directed otherwise by the principal or the court, a custodian shall disclose to the agent the content if the agent gives the custodian: a. a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; b. an original or copy of the power of attorney expressly granting the agent authority over the content of electronic communications of the principal; c. a certification by the agent, under penalty of perjury, that the power of attorney is in effect; 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 principal's account; or (2) evidence linking the account to the principal. L.2017, c.237, s.9.