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Tennessee Code Title 45. Banks and Financial Institutions § 45-2-712

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A bank shall require any persons seeking to cash checks payable to a decedent as provided in § 45-2-711 to deliver to the bank an affidavit, given under the penalty of perjury, in a form acceptable to the bank that, at the minimum, contains the following:

(1) The name of the decedent;

(2) The decedent's date of death;

(3) The amount and payor of any checks, if the funds are from checks or electronic payments;

(4) The identity of the creditor or creditors to whom the funds are to be paid, if the funds are to be paid directly to a creditor of the decedent or the decedent's estate; and

(5) If the funds are to be paid other than to a creditor of the decedent or the decedent's estate, the affiant shall:

(A) Identify the decedent's surviving spouse and heirs at law, and provide their residence addresses; and

(B) Affirmatively state that:

(i) There are no unpaid creditors of the decedent;

(ii) There are no unpaid income, gift, estate, inheritance or other transfer taxes owed by the decedent or the estate of the decedent; and

(iii) The funds distributed to the affiant will be distributed by the affiant as provided in any will or testamentary document or in appropriate shares to the decedent's heirs at law.

(b) A bank may, in its discretion, require any persons seeking to collect monies from a deceased depositor's account or accounts, as provided in § 45-2-708, to deliver to the bank an affidavit, given under penalty of perjury in a form acceptable to the bank as provided in subsection (a).

(c) A bank may require any person who obtains funds from a deposit account pursuant to § 45-2-708 or to negotiate checks pursuant to § 45-2-711 to provide an indemnity and guarantee to the bank in the amount of the funds obtained.

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