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Tennessee Code Title 47. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 47-22-302

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

(a) A creditor's records shall include, but are not limited to, written or electronic records of an original creditor, issuer, or succeeding creditor that have been acquired by the creditor through a contractual agreement, an account purchase transaction or assignment in the creditor's regularly conducted business and such records are:

(1) Incorporated as a business duty into the records of the creditor's regularly maintained records; and

(2) Relied upon in the creditor's regularly conducted business activity.

(b)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), records described in subsection (a) shall be considered records of the creditor and the creditor's records custodian may testify with respect to such records as if they are records of the creditor.

(2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not apply if the source of information or the method or circumstances of preparation indicate the records described in subsection (a) lack trustworthiness.

(c) The records described in this section may be submitted as records of regularly conducted activity pursuant to Rule 803(6) of the Tennessee Rules of Evidence.

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