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TN Code § 66-29-151 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-151. When Property Subject to Recovery by Another State

  Property held by the treasurer under this part is subject to the right of another state to take custody of the property if:  The property was paid or delivered to the treasurer because the records of the holder did not reflect a last known address of the apparent owner in another state, and:  That state establishes that the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was in that state; or   Under the law of that state, the property has become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;     The records of the holder did not accurately identify the apparent owner of the property, the last known address of the owner was in another state, and, under the law of that state, the property has become subject to a claim of abandonment in that state;   The property was subject to the custody of the treasurer of this state under § 66-29-119 and, under the law of the state of domicile of the holder, the property has become subject to a claim of abandonment by the state of domicile of the holder; or   The property:  Is a sum payable on a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument that was purchased in another state and delivered to the treasurer under § 66-29-120; and   Under the law of that state, has become subject to a claim of abandonment in that state.       A claim by another state to recover property under this section must be presented in a form prescribed by the treasurer unless the treasurer waives presentation of the form.   The treasurer shall decide whether a claim under this section is valid not later than ninety (90) days after it is presented. If the treasurer determines that another state is entitled under subsection (a) to custody of the property, the treasurer shall approve the claim and pay or deliver the property to that state.   The treasurer may require another state, before recovering property under this section, to agree to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim to property.
TN Code § 66-29-152 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-152. Claim of Property by Person Claiming to Be Owner

  A person claiming to be the owner of property held by the treasurer may file a claim for the property in the format prescribed by the treasurer. The claimant shall verify the claim as to its completeness and accuracy.   The treasurer may waive the requirement in subsection (a) to file a claim and pay or deliver property directly to an agency, local government, public institution of higher education, or local education agency, of this state if:  The entity receiving the property or payment is shown to be the same entity as the apparent owner included on a report filed under § 66-29-123; and   The treasurer reasonably believes the entity is entitled to receive the property or payment.
TN Code § 66-29-153 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-153. Approval or Denial of Claim

  The treasurer shall pay or deliver property to a claimant under § 66-29-152:  If the treasurer receives evidence sufficient to establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the treasurer that the claimant is the owner of the property; or   Upon order of a court in accordance with § 66-29-155.     Not later than ninety (90) days after a claim is filed under § 66-29-152, the treasurer shall approve or deny the claim and give the claimant notice of the decision in a record. If the claim is denied:  The treasurer shall inform the claimant of the reason for the denial and specify what additional evidence, if any, is required for the claim to be approved;   The claimant may file an amended claim with the treasurer or commence an action under § 66-29-155; and   The treasurer shall treat an amended claim as an initial claim filed under § 66-29-152.
TN Code § 66-29-154 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-154. Payment or Delivery of Property or Proceeds of Sale of Property — Claim for Debt Owed by Owner to State

  Not later than thirty (30) days after a claim is approved by the treasurer under § 66-29-153, the treasurer shall pay or deliver to the owner the property or the net proceeds from a sale of the property, together with dividends, interest, or other increments to which the owner is entitled under § 66-29-137. On request of the owner, the treasurer may sell or liquidate a security and pay the net proceeds to the owner, regardless of whether the security has been held by the treasurer for less than thirty-two (32) months or the treasurer has not complied with the notice requirements under § 66-29-142.   Property held by the treasurer is subject to a claim for the payment of an enforceable debt that the owner owes in this state for:  Child support arrearages, including child support collection costs and child support arrearages that are combined with amounts for maintenance;   A civil or criminal fine or penalty, court costs, a surcharge, or restitution imposed by a final order of an administrative agency or court; or   State and local taxes, penalties, and interest that have been determined to be delinquent, or for which notice has been recorded with the applicable taxing authority.     The treasurer may make periodic inquiries with state and local agencies in the absence of a claim filed under § 66-29-152 to determine whether apparent owners included in the unclaimed property records of this state have enforceable debts described in subsection (b). The treasurer shall apply the property or net proceeds from a sale of property held by the treasurer to a debt under subsection (b) of an apparent owner who appears in the records of the treasurer and deliver the amount to the appropriate state or local agency. The treasurer shall notify the apparent owner of the payment.   Before delivery or payment to an owner under subsection (a) of property or net proceeds from a sale of property, the treasurer shall apply the property or net proceeds to a debt under subsection (b) that the treasurer has determined is owed by the owner. The treasurer shall pay the amount to the appropriate state or local agency and notify the owner of the payment.
TN Code § 66-29-155 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-155. Action by Person Whose Claim Is Denied or Not Acted Upon

 Not later than one (1) year after filing a claim with the treasurer under § 66-29-152, the claimant may commence an action against the treasurer in the chancery court for Davidson County to appeal a claim that has been denied or upon which the treasurer has not acted. A copy of the complaint must be served on the treasurer and the attorney general and reporter. The suit must be tried without a jury. If the chancery court rules against the treasurer, the treasurer shall make payment in accordance with § 66-29-153. Any aggrieved party may appeal the decision.
TN Code § 66-29-156 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-156. Verified Report of Property

 If a person does not file a report required by § 66-29-123, or the treasurer believes that a person may have filed an inaccurate, incomplete, or false report, the treasurer may require the person to file a verified report on a form prescribed by the treasurer. The report must:   State whether the person is holding property reportable under this part;   Describe property not previously reported or about which the treasurer has enquired; and   Specifically identify property described under subdivision (2) for which there is a dispute as to whether it is reportable under this part and state the amount or value of the property.
TN Code § 66-29-157 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-157. Examination of Records to Determine Compliance — Administrative Subpoena

 The treasurer, at reasonable times and upon providing reasonable notice, may:   Examine the records of a person to determine whether the person has complied with this part, including appropriate records in the possession of an agent of the person under examination, if such records are reasonably necessary to determine whether the person under examination has complied with this part;   Issue an administrative subpoena requiring a person or an agent of the person to make records available for examination; and   Bring an action seeking judicial enforcement of the subpoena.
TN Code § 66-29-158 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-158. Rules for Conducting Examination

  The treasurer shall prescribe by rule procedures and standards for an examination under § 66-29-157, including procedures and standards for the use of an estimation, extrapolation, and statistical sampling during an examination.   An examination under § 66-29-157 must be performed in accordance with procedures and standards adopted by rule under subsection (a) and with generally accepted examination procedures and standards applicable to unclaimed property examinations.   If a person subject to examination under § 66-29-157 has filed all reports required by § 66-29-123 and has retained the records required by § 66-29-126, the following provisions apply:  The examination must include a review of the person's records;   The examination must not be based on an estimate unless the person expressly consents in a record to the use of an estimate; and   The person conducting the examination shall consider all evidence presented by the person in good faith in preparing a report of the examination under § 66-29-162.
TN Code § 66-29-159 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-159. Confidentiality of Records Obtained During Examination

  Records obtained in the course of conducting an examination under § 66-29-157, including work papers compiled by the treasurer or the treasurer's agents, employees, or designated representatives, and any information that identifies the fact that a particular person, institution, business, or entity was or is the subject of an examination under § 66-29-157, are confidential and are not public records; provided, that the records and information are not confidential:  To the extent that the person, institution, business, or entity that was or is the subject of the examination consents to disclosure;   To the extent that the treasurer, or the treasurer's employees, agents, or representatives use the records for the purpose of administering this part;   If used for the purposes of complying with a subpoena or a court order;   In joint unclaimed property examinations or audits conducted by the treasurer with, or pursuant to, an agreement with another state, federal agency, or any other governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality;   To the extent that the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designees use the records for the purpose of an audit; or   In the course of any action or proceeding by the treasurer or the treasurer's employees, agents, or representatives to collect unclaimed property, to collect any unpaid interest due on unclaimed property, or to otherwise enforce this part.     As used in this section, “work papers” means those records created to serve as an input for final reporting documents.   All final reports submitted to the treasurer pursuant to § 66-29-123 are records open to the public, including the identity of any holder that submits a report; provided, that any information included in a final report that identifies the fact that a holder was the subject of an audit conducted under this part must be redacted prior to disclosure unless the disclosure falls within one (1) of the exceptions under subsection (a).   The treasurer has the sole discretion to implement disciplinary actions against any employee, agent, or representative of the treasurer who intentionally discloses records that are deemed confidential under this section, including, but not limited to, terminating a contract with any vendor that violates this section.
TN Code § 66-29-160 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-160. Evidence of Unpaid Debt or Undischarged Obligation

  A record of a putative holder showing an unpaid debt or undischarged obligation is prima facie evidence of the debt or obligation.   A putative holder may establish by a preponderance of the evidence that there is no unpaid debt or undischarged obligation with respect to such debt or obligation or that the debt or obligation was not, or no longer is, a fixed and certain obligation of the putative holder.   A putative holder may overcome prima facie evidence under subsection (a) by establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that a check, draft, or similar instrument was:  Issued as an unaccepted offer in settlement of an unliquidated amount;   Issued but later replaced with another instrument because the earlier instrument was lost or contained errors that were corrected;   Issued to a party affiliated with the issuer;   Paid, satisfied, or discharged;   Issued in error;   Issued without consideration;   Voided within a reasonable time after issuance for a valid business reason set forth in a contemporaneous record; or   Issued but not delivered to the third-party payee for a sufficient reason recorded within a reasonable time after issuance.     In asserting a defense under this section, a putative holder may present evidence of a course of dealing or custom and practice between the putative holder and the apparent owner.
TN Code § 66-29-161 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-161. Failure of Person Examined to Retain Records

 If a person subject to examination under § 66-29-157 does not retain the records required by § 66-29-126, the treasurer may determine the amount of property due using a reasonable method of estimation based on all information available to the treasurer, including extrapolation and the use of statistical sampling when appropriate and necessary, consistent with examination procedures and standards adopted under § 66-29-158.
TN Code § 66-29-162 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-162. Report to Person Whose Records Were Examined

 At the conclusion of an examination under § 66-29-157, unless waived in writing by the person being examined, the treasurer shall provide to the person whose records were examined a complete and unredacted examination report, which must identify in detail:   The work performed;   The property types reviewed;   The methodology of any estimation technique, extrapolation, or statistical sampling used in conducting the examination;   Each calculation showing the value of property determined to be due; and   The findings of the person conducting the examination.
TN Code § 66-29-163 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-163. Request for Intervention — Conference

  If a person subject to examination under § 66-29-157 believes the person conducting the examination has made an unreasonable or unauthorized request or is not proceeding expeditiously to complete the examination, the person in a record may ask the treasurer to intervene and take remedial action as the circumstances may require, including countermanding the request of the person conducting the examination, imposing a time limit for completion of the examination, or reassigning the examination to another person.   If a person in a record requests a conference with the treasurer to present matters that are the basis of a request for intervention under subsection (a), the treasurer shall hold the conference not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the request. The treasurer may hold the conference in person, by telephone, or by electronic means. The treasurer may designate an employee of the treasurer to hold the conference under this subsection (b).   If a conference is held under subsection (b), the treasurer, or the treasurer's designee, shall provide a report in a record of the conference to the person that requested the conference not later than thirty (30) days after the conference.
TN Code § 66-29-164 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-164. Treasurer's Contract With Another to Conduct Examination

  The treasurer may contract with a person to conduct an examination under this part. The treasurer shall make any contract entered into under this section available for public inspection during normal business hours.   Not less than sixty (60) days before contracting with a person to conduct an examination for the treasurer under subsection (a), the treasurer shall give the person to be examined a demand in a record to submit a report and deliver property that is subject to this part.   On request by a person subject to examination by a contractor, the treasurer shall deliver to the person a complete unredacted copy of the contract between the treasurer and the contractor relating to the examination and any contract between the contractor and a person employed or engaged by the contractor to conduct the examination.    It is hereby declared unlawful for the treasurer, or an individual employed by the treasurer who participates in, recommends, or approves the award of a contract under this section, to bid on, procure, or have any interest in a contract to conduct an examination under this section during the tenure of the treasurer's or employee's office or employment, and for six (6) months thereafter.   A person violating subsection (a) is liable to the state for any and all sums paid out by the state, together with interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, growing out of any such transaction.   A violation of subdivision (d)(1) is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 66-29-165 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-165. Report by Treasurer

  Not later than four (4) months after the end of a fiscal year, the treasurer shall compile and submit a report to the governor, comptroller of the treasury, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives which must contain the following information for the immediately preceding fiscal year:  The total amount and value of all property paid or delivered to the treasurer under this part, separated into:  The amount voluntarily paid or delivered; and   The amount paid or delivered as a result of an examination under § 66-29-157, which amount must be separated into the amount recovered as a result of an examination conducted by:   A state employee; and   A person under contract under § 66-29-164;       The name and amount paid to each contractor under § 66-29-164 and the percentage the total compensation paid to all contractors under § 66-29-164 bears to the total value of all property paid or delivered to the treasurer as a result of examinations;   The total amount and value of all property paid or delivered by the treasurer to persons that made claims for property held by the treasurer and the percentage the total payments made, or value of property paid or delivered, to claimants bears to the total value of property paid or delivered to the treasurer; and   The total amount of:  Claims made by persons claiming to be owners which were denied;   Claims made by persons claiming to be owners which were approved; and   Funds received and the value of property held by the treasurer subject to claims of owners.       The report submitted by the treasurer under subsection (a) is a public record subject to public disclosure without redaction under title 10, chapter 7, part 5.
TN Code § 66-29-166 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 66 - Property|Chapter 29 - Abandoned or Unclaimed Property|Part 1 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|§ 66-29-166. Determination of Liability for Failure or Refusal to Pay or Deliver Property to Treasurer

 If the treasurer determines from an examination conducted under § 66-29-157 that a putative holder has failed or refused to pay or deliver property to the treasurer which is reportable under this part, the treasurer shall issue a determination of the putative holder's liability with respect to the payment or delivery of property, and provide to the putative holder notice in a record of the determination.