This legal document governs offenses related to issuing or passing worthless checks in Tennessee. It applies to any person who issues or passes a check or similar sight order for payment with fraudulent intent or knowingly, when there are not sufficient funds in the bank or other drawee for payment. The document provides exemptions for post-dated checks and checks where the payee or holder knows or has good and sufficient reason to believe there are insufficient funds.

(a) Any person who takes or destroys any valuable papers with intent to injure or defraud shall be punished as if for theft. If the value of the papers is not ascertainable, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) For the purposes of this section, valuable papers includes: (1) Any bond, promissory note, bill of exchange, order, or certificate; (2) Any book of accounts respecting goods, money or other things; (3) Any deed or contract in force; (4) Any receipt, release, or defeasant; (5) Any instrument of writing whereby any demand, right or obligation is created, ascertained, increased, extinguished or diminished; or (6) Any other valuable paper writing.

This provision prohibits individuals from knowingly committing or engaging in false or fraudulent conduct, representation, or practice to qualify for participation in programs administered by or through a state or local government agency. The programs specifically encourage and enhance economic development for disadvantaged businesses, small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business concerns and enterprises. Violation of this provision is punishable as theft, and any contract entered into as a result of a violation is deemed null and void.

The ‘Identity Theft Victims’ Rights Act of 2004’ governs identity theft and identity theft trafficking in Tennessee. It applies to any person who knowingly obtains, possesses, buys, uses, sells, transfers, gives, trades, loans, delivers, or possesses with the intent to sell, transfer, give, trade, loan, or deliver the personal identifying information of another. The act defines personal identifying information and specifies various unlawful acts related to identity theft. It also establishes penalties for identity theft and identity theft trafficking, with identity theft being a Class D felony and identity theft trafficking being a Class C felony.

This part of the Tennessee Code governs offenses against the family, specifically related to elderly and vulnerable adults. It defines key terms such as abandonment, abuse, adult protective services, caregiver, confinement, elderly adult, financial exploitation, neglect, physical harm, relative, serious physical harm, serious psychological injury, sexual exploitation, and vulnerable adult. The document provides definitions for each term and clarifies their scope and application. It also includes provisions regarding the responsibilities and duties of caregivers, the protection of elderly and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation, and the definition of various types of harm.

This legal document defines and governs gambling in the state of Tennessee. It states that gambling is contrary to the public policy of the state and involves risking anything of value for a profit contingent on chance. However, there are several exemptions to the definition of gambling, including lawful business transactions, annual events operated for nonprofit organizations, state lottery, fantasy sports contests, accepting or placing wagers on sporting events, and low-level sports entertainment pools.

This legal provision authorizes banks or trust companies, when acting as fiduciaries or holding securities as custodians for fiduciaries, to deposit or arrange for the deposit of securities with the federal reserve bank in their district. The securities must be those on which the United States or any of its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities has agreed to pay, guaranteed to pay, or guaranteed payment. The securities are to be credited to one or more accounts on the books of the federal reserve bank in the name of the bank or trust company, designated as fiduciary or safekeeping accounts.

This section of the Tennessee Code authorizes banks or trust companies acting as fiduciaries, cofiduciaries, agents for fiduciaries, or custodians to deposit or arrange for the deposit of securities in a clearing corporation. When the securities are deposited, certificates representing securities of the same class and issuer can be merged and held in bulk in the name of the clearing corporation’s nominee, regardless of ownership. The records of the bank or trust company must always indicate the party for whose account the securities are deposited.

Compliance with the requirements of 12 U.S.C. 375a, 375b, and 1828(j) and applicable federal regulations shall be deemed compliance with the laws of Tennessee concerning loans to directors and officers of state banks. Acts 1969, ch. 36, 1 (3.241); 1973, ch. 294, 6; T.C.A., 45-430; Acts 1989, ch. 591, 1; 2001, ch. 54, 19. Cross-References. Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, 40-35-111. Textbooks . Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Banks and Banking, 48.

This provision, found in the Tennessee Code under the section on Prohibited Acts for Banking Institutions, governs the offense of receiving or permitting the receipt of a deposit, premium payment, or investment in a financial institution that is known to be unable to make payment of the deposit on demand or is about to suspend operations or go into receivership. The offense applies to any person directing or participating in the direction of a financial institution.