(a) This section does not apply to:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-7-130

  • Licensee: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • money received for transmission: means receiving money or monetary value in the United States for transmission within or outside the United States by electronic or other means. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • Person: means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, association, joint stock corporation, or other corporate entity identified by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 45-7-103
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Money received for transmission subject to the Remittance Transfer Rule ( 12 C.F.R. part 1005 , Subpart B); or
(2) Money received for transmission pursuant to a written agreement between the licensee and payee to process payments for goods or services provided by the payee.
(b) A licensee shall refund to the sender within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the sender’s written request for a refund of any money received for transmission, unless any of the following occurs:

(1) The money has been forwarded within ten (10) days of the date on which the money was received for transmission;
(2) Instructions have been given committing an equivalent amount of money to the person designated by the sender within ten (10) days of the date on which the money was received for transmission;
(3) The agreement between the licensee and the sender instructs the licensee to forward the money at a time that is beyond ten (10) days of the date on which the money was received for transmission. If funds have not yet been forwarded in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the licensee and the sender, then the licensee shall issue a refund in accordance with the other provisions of this section;
(4) The refund is requested for a transaction that the licensee has not completed based on a reasonable belief or a reasonable basis to believe that a crime or violation of law, rule, or regulation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur; or
(5) The refund request does not enable the licensee to:

(A) Identify the sender’s name and address or telephone number; or
(B) Identify the particular transaction to be refunded in the event the sender has multiple transactions outstanding.
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