RI S2196

Prohibits compelling any person to produce or disclose a private key related to digital assets, digital identities, or other interests in civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings in Rhode Island

Creates an exception allowing compelled production of private keys only when a public key is unavailable or unable to disclose the requisite information about the digital asset or interest

Preserves the ability of lawful proceedings to compel a person to produce, sell, transfer, or disclose a digital asset itself or information about it, without requiring disclosure of the private key

Defines "private key" as unique cryptographic data held by a person, paired with a publicly available element, and associated with an encryption/decryption algorithm necessary to execute transactions

Takes effect immediately upon passage