(a) It is unlawful for any person not so authorized to carry on a banking business under this chapter and chapter 1 of this title, falsely and with intent to defraud, to act as a bank, or to represent that the person is or is acting for a bank, or to use an artificial or corporate name that is the name of a bank. The right to receive money on deposit and the right to pay out money on checks are declared to be the exclusive privileges of the banking business.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-1701

  • Bank: means any person, as hereinafter defined, doing a banking business subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction and, for the purposes of supervision, examination and liquidation, includes industrial investment companies and industrial banks authorized by chapter 5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Deposit: means a deposit of money, bonds or other things of value, creating a debtor-creditor relationship. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreign bank: means a foreign bank, as defined in the International Banking Act of 1978 §. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, or association. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Trust company: means a state trust company or any other company chartered to act as a fiduciary that is neither a depository institution nor a foreign bank. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) No trust company hereafter may be incorporated or be qualified to act as a fiduciary unless it is incorporated under this chapter and chapter 1 of this title, or the laws governing national banking associations. The foregoing, however, shall not be deemed to restrict the activity of a foreign bank or trust company acting as a trustee under § 35-50-107; nor shall it be deemed to restrict the fiduciary activity of any other class of regulated financial institutions that may now have, or hereafter acquire, fiduciary powers; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to increase the powers of other classes of regulated financial institutions.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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