(a) It is unlawful for an association, directly or indirectly, to receive any deposit while in an impaired condition, except with the express written consent of the commissioner, or for an officer, director, agent, or employee of an association who knows, or in the proper performance of the person‘s duties should know, of the impaired condition, directly or indirectly, to receive or authorize the receipt of the deposits.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-3-1302

  • Association: means a capital stock or mutual savings and loan association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Deposit: means a deposit of money, bonds or other things of value, creating a debtor-creditor relationship. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Impaired condition: means a condition in which the assets of an association in the aggregate do not equal the aggregate amount of its liabilities. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated association, company, or corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state, the United States or foreign country. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.