(a) An apparent owner that contracts with a person to locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the location, delivery, or recovery of property of the apparent owner that is held by the treasurer may appoint or designate the person as the apparent owner’s agent. The appointment or designation must be in a record signed by the apparent owner and delivered to the treasurer.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 66-29-177

  • Apparent owner: means a person whose name appears on the records of a holder as the owner of property held, issued, or owing by the holder. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Owner: includes :
    (A) A depositor, for a deposit. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Person: means an individual, estate, business association, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Property: means tangible property described in §. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
(b) An apparent owner’s agent is entitled to receive from the treasurer all information concerning the property which the apparent owner would be entitled to receive, including information that would otherwise be confidential information under § 66-29-178.
(c) If authorized by the apparent owner, the apparent owner’s agent may bring an action against the treasurer on behalf of, and in the name of, the apparent owner.
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