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Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-50-113

Disposition of personal property found in or on repossessed vehicle — Reclamation by owner

Acts 2014, ch. 784, § 1.

(1) When a vehicle is repossessed in this state, the individual, business or agency involved in the repossession may not abandon any personal property found in or on the vehicle for a period of fourteen (14) days following the repossession; provided further, that the individual, business or agency and any other individual or entity may not sell or otherwise dispose of the personal property during this fourteen-day period, notwithstanding title 45 or this title. If the owner reclaims the personal property within the fourteen-day period, then the owner shall be given possession without payment of any charges or fees.

(2) For purposes of this section: “Personal property” means any and all movable property not permanently affixed to the vehicle; and

(3) “Vehicle” includes any: Motor vehicle as defined in § 55-1-103;

(4) Aircraft as defined in § 42-2-101;

(5) Personal watercraft as defined in § 69-9-501;

(6) Boat as defined in § 69-3-103;

(7) Off-road vehicle as defined in § 47-25-1902;

(8) Farm tractor as defined in § 55-1-104;

(9) Tractor-drawn major farm implement subject to § 39-14-135; and

(10) Industrial equipment operated by means of mechanical power upon which a person or property may be transported.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.