Terms Used In Tennessee Code 66-29-135

  • Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or to deliver or pay to, the owner of property that is subject to this part. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Property: means tangible property described in §. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102

On payment or delivery of property to the treasurer under this part, the treasurer, as agent for the state, assumes custody and responsibility for the safekeeping of the property. A holder that pays or delivers property to the treasurer in good faith and who has complied with §§ 66-29-128 and 66-29-129 is relieved of liability to the extent of the value of the property so paid or delivered for any claim which then exists or which thereafter may arise with respect to the property and is indemnified against claims in accordance with this section.