2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code › 490. Uniform Commercial Code › 490:12-105 Control of controllable electronic record.

§490:12-105 Control of controllable electronic record.
(a) A person shall be deemed to have control of a controllable electronic record if the electronic record; a record attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic record; or a system in which the electronic record is recorded:
(1) Gives the person:
(A) Power to avail itself of substantially all the benefit from the electronic record; and
(B) Exclusive power, subject to subsection (b), to:
(i) Prevent others from availing themselves of substantially all the benefit from the electronic record; and
(ii) Transfer control of the electronic record to another person or cause another person to obtain control of another controllable electronic record as a result of the transfer of the electronic record; and
(2) Enables the person to readily identify itself in any way, including by name, identifying number, cryptographic key, office, or account number, as having the powers specified in paragraph (1).
(b) Subject to subsection (c), a power shall be deemed exclusive under subsection (a)(1)(B) regardless of whether:
(1) The controllable electronic record; a record attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic record; or a system in which the electronic record is recorded limits the use of the electronic record or has a protocol programmed to cause a change, including a transfer or loss of control or a modification of benefits afforded by the electronic record; or
(2) The power is shared with another person.
(c) A power of a person shall not be deemed to be shared with another person under subsection (b)(2) and the person's power shall not be deemed exclusive if:
(1) The person may exercise the power only if the power also is exercised by the other person; and
(2) The other person:
(A) May exercise the power without exercise of the power by the person; or
(B) Is the transferor to the person of an interest in the controllable electronic record or a controllable account or controllable payment intangible evidenced by the controllable electronic record.
(d) If a person has the powers specified in subsection (a)(1)(B), the powers shall be presumed to be exclusive.
(e) A person shall be deemed to have control of a controllable electronic record if another person, other than the transferor to the person of an interest in the controllable electronic record or a controllable account or controllable payment intangible evidenced by the controllable electronic record:
(1) Has control of the electronic record and acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the person; or
(2) Obtains control of the electronic record after having acknowledged that it will obtain control of the electronic record on behalf of the person.
(f) A person having control under this section shall not be required to acknowledge that it has control on behalf of another person.
(g) If a person acknowledges that it has or will obtain control on behalf of another person, unless the person otherwise agrees or law other than this article or article 9 otherwise provides, the person shall not owe any duty to the other person and shall not be required to confirm the acknowledgment to any other person. [L 2023, c 132, pt of §1]