HB 116 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
01/04
HOUSE BILL 116
AN ACT relative to the powers of an executor or administrator to take control of a decedent’s social networking websites.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Sullivan, Hills 10
This bill authorizes an executor or administrator to take control of social media accounts.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0081
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to the powers of an executor or administrator to take control of a decedent’s social networking websites.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Executor or Administrator; Social Media Accounts. Amend RSA 553 by inserting after section 12-a the following new section:
553:12-b Executor or Administrator; Social Media Accounts. The executor or administrator of an estate shall have the power, where otherwise authorized, to take control of, conduct, continue, or terminate any accounts of a deceased person on any social networking website, any microblogging or short message service website, or any e-mail service website.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.