Tennessee § 45-3-513 Accounts of deceased nonresidents

Tennessee Statutes

§ 45-3-513 — Accounts of deceased nonresidents

Tennessee § 45-3-513

Title45

This text of Tennessee § 45-3-513 (Accounts of deceased nonresidents) 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. § 45-3-513 (2026).

Text

(a)When an account is held in any association by a person residing in another state or country, in the event of the death of the depositor, the account, together with additions to the account, or any part of the account, shall be exempt from any taxation otherwise imposed by this state and may be paid to the administrator or executor appointed in the state or country where the holder resided at the time of death; provided, that the administrator or executor has furnished the association with:

(1)Authenticated copies of the letters of the administrator or executor and of the order of the court that issued the letters to the person authorizing the person to collect, receive, and remove the personal estate; and (2) An affidavit by the administrator or executor that, to the administrator's o

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) When an account is held in any association by a person residing in another state or country, in the event of the death of the depositor, the account, together with additions to the account, or any part of the account, shall be exempt from any taxation otherwise imposed by this state and may be paid to the administrator or executor appointed in the state or country where the holder resided at the time of death; provided, that the administrator or executor has furnished the association with: (1) Authenticated copies of the letters of the administrator or executor and of the order of the court that issued the letters to the person authorizing the person to collect, receive, and remove the personal estate; and (2) An affidavit by the administrator or executor that, to the administrator's or executor's knowledge, no letters then are outstanding in this state and no petition for letters by an heir, legatee, devisee, or creditor of the decedent is pending on the estate in this state, and that there are no creditors of the estate in this state. (b) Upon payment or delivery to the representative after receipt of the affidavit and authenticated copies, the association is released and discharged to the same extent as if the payment or delivery had been made to a legally qualified resident executor or administrator and is not required to see to the application or disposition of the property. (c) No action at law or in equity shall be maintained against the association for payment made in accordance with this section.