Tennessee Statutes
§ 45-2-216 — Forfeiture of charter for failure to obtain certificate of authority or to commence business - Restitution of improper expenditures
Tennessee § 45-2-216
JurisdictionTennessee
Title45
This text of Tennessee § 45-2-216 (Forfeiture of charter for failure to obtain certificate of authority or to commence business - Restitution of improper expenditures) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-2-216 (2026).
Text
If no application for a certificate of authority is filed within six (6) months following the grant of a charter or any additional period allowed by the commissioner, or if a certificate of authority has been finally denied, or if the bank fails to commence business within six (6) months after the issuance of a certificate of authority or any additional period allowed by the commissioner, the charter shall be forfeited, and the bank shall be liquidated in accordance with the orders of the commissioner. If an improper expenditure has been made, the commissioner may order the persons who were incorporators or directors at the time to restore the sum by equal contributions.
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Legislative History
Acts 1969, ch. 36, § 1 (3.312); 1973, ch. 294, § 6; T.C.A., § 45-216.
Nearby Sections
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§ 45-1-101
Short title§ 45-1-103
General definitions§ 45-1-104
Department to execute laws§ 45-1-106
Salary of commissioner§ 45-1-107
Powers and duties of commissioner§ 45-1-109
Oaths of office§ 45-1-111
Limitation of personal liability§ 45-1-112
Official seal§ 45-1-113
Office facilities§ 45-1-116
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 45-2-216, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/45-2-216.