(a) The treasurer shall sell or otherwise liquidate a security no sooner than thirty-two (32) months, but no later than thirty-six (36) months, after receiving the security and giving the apparent owner notice under § 66-29-130(b)(1) and (2) that the treasurer holds the security.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 66-29-142

  • 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
  • Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or to deliver or pay to, the owner of property that is subject to this part. 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
  • Security: means :
    (A) A security interest, as that term is defined in §. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
  • Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Tennessee Code 66-29-102
(b) The treasurer shall not sell a security listed on an established stock exchange for less than the prevailing price on the exchange at the time of sale. The treasurer may sell a security not listed on an established exchange by any commercially reasonable method.
(c)

(1) As used in this subsection, “de minimus value” means that the market value of a security held for any one (1) or more than one (1) person is less than five hundred dollars ($500) in the aggregate.
(2) Notwithstanding the timeframe for the liquidation of a security provided in subsection (a), if the state treasurer determines a security to have a de minimus value, the treasurer may sell or otherwise liquidate a security no sooner than eight (8) months, but no later than twelve (12) months, after receiving the security and giving the apparent owner notice under § 66-29-130(b)(1) and (2) that the treasurer holds the security.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the state treasurer may sell a security immediately after the treasurer takes custody of the security if the records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the security.
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