Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-7-121

  • Authorized agent: means an entity designated by the licensee under this chapter to sell or issue payment instruments or engage in the business of transmitting money on behalf of a licensee. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • Licensee: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • Money transmission: means the sale or issuance of payment instruments or engaging in the business of receiving money for transmission or transmitting money within the United States or to locations abroad by any and all means, including, but not limited to, payment instrument, wire, facsimile or electronic transfer. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • Payment instrument: means any check, draft, money order, travelers check or other instrument or written order for the transmission or payment of money, sold or issued to one (1) or more persons, whether or not the instrument is negotiable. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock association, trust or corporation. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103

A licensee‘s responsibility to any person who purchases a payment instrument or money transmission transaction from a licensee or a licensee’s authorized agent shall be limited to the face amount of the payment instrument or money transmission transaction purchased.