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Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-4a-105: 2024 Tennessee Code Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) Chapter 4A - FUNDS TRANSFERS (§§ 47-4A-101 — 47-4A-507) Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS (§§ 47-4A-101 — 47-4A-108) Section 47-4A-105 - Other definitions

(a) In this chapter: (1) "Authorized account" means a deposit account of a customer in a bank designated by the customer as a source of payment of payment orders issued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account; (2) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for purposes of this chapter; (3) "Customer" means a person, including a bank, having an account with a bank or from whom a bank has agreed to receive payment orders; (4) "Funds-transfer business day" of a receiving bank means the part of a day during which the receiving bank is open for the receipt, processing, and transmittal of payment orders and cancellations and amendments of payment orders; (5) "Funds-transfer system" means a wire transfer network, automated clearinghouse, or other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed; (6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and (7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ). (b) Other definitions applying to this chapter and the sections in which they appear are: "Acceptance" § 47-4A-209 "Beneficiary" § 47-4A-103 "Beneficiary's bank" § 47-4A-103 "Executed" § 47-4A-301 "Execution date" § 47-4A-301 "Funds transfer" § 47-4A-104 "Funds-transfer system rule" § 47-4A-501 "Intermediary bank" § 47-4A-104 "Originator" § 47-4A-104 "Originator's bank" § 47-4A-104 "Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary" § 47-4A-405 "Payment by originator to beneficiary" § 47-4A-406 "Payment by sender to receiving bank" § 47-4A-403 "Payment date" § 47-4A-401 "Payment order" § 47-4A-103 "Receiving bank" § 47-4A-103 "Security procedure" § 47-4A-201 "Sender" § 47-4A-103 (c) The following definitions in chapter 4 of this title apply to this chapter: "Clearinghouse" § 47-4-104 "Item" § 47-4-104 "Suspends payments" § 47-4-104 (d) In addition, chapter 1 of this title contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter. Acts 1991, ch. 52, § 1; 2008 , ch. 930, § 10.
(a) In this chapter: (1) "Authorized account" means a deposit account of a customer in a bank designated by the customer as a source of payment of payment orders issued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account; (2) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company
ued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account; (2) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for purposes of this chapter; (3) "Customer" means a person, including a bank, having an account with a bank or from whom a bank has agreed to receive payment orders; (4) "Funds-transfer business day" of a receiving bank means the part of a day during which the receiving bank is open for the receipt, processing, and transmittal of payment orders and cancellations and amendments of payment orders; (5) "Funds-transfer system" means a wire transfer network, automated clearinghouse, or other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed; (6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and (7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ).
(1) "Authorized account" means a deposit account of a customer in a bank designated by the customer as a source of payment of payment orders issued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account;
(2) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for purposes of this chapter;
(3) "Customer" means a person, including a bank, having an account with a bank or from whom a bank has agreed to receive payment orders;
(4) "Funds-transfer business day" of a receiving bank means the part of a day during which the receiving bank is open for the receipt, processing, and transmittal of payment orders and cancellations and amendments of payment orders;
(5) "Funds-transfer system" means a wire transfer network, automated clearinghouse, or other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed;
(6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and
(7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ).
other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed;
(6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and
(7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ).
(b) Other definitions applying to this chapter and the sections in which they appear are: "Acceptance" § 47-4A-209 "Beneficiary" § 47-4A-103 "Beneficiary's bank" § 47-4A-103 "Executed" § 47-4A-301 "Execution date" § 47-4A-301 "Funds transfer" § 47-4A-104 "Funds-transfer system rule" § 47-4A-501 "Intermediary bank" § 47-4A-104 "Originator" § 47-4A-104 "Originator's bank" § 47-4A-104 "Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary" § 47-4A-405 "Payment by originator to beneficiary" § 47-4A-406 "Payment by sender to receiving bank" § 47-4A-403 "Payment date" § 47-4A-401 "Payment order" § 47-4A-103 "Receiving bank" § 47-4A-103 "Security procedure" § 47-4A-201 "Sender" § 47-4A-103
"Acceptance" § 47-4A-209 "Beneficiary" § 47-4A-103 "Beneficiary's bank" § 47-4A-103 "Executed" § 47-4A-301 "Execution date" § 47-4A-301 "Funds transfer" § 47-4A-104 "Funds-transfer system rule" § 47-4A-501 "Intermediary bank" § 47-4A-104 "Originator" § 47-4A-104 "Originator's bank" § 47-4A-104 "Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary" § 47-4A-405 "Payment by originator to beneficiary" § 47-4A-406 "Payment by sender to receiving bank" § 47-4A-403 "Payment date" § 47-4A-401 "Payment order" § 47-4A-103 "Receiving bank" § 47-4A-103 "Security procedure" § 47-4A-201 "Sender" § 47-4A-103
"Acceptance"
§ 47-4A-209
"Beneficiary"
§ 47-4A-103
"Beneficiary's bank"
§ 47-4A-103
"Executed"
§ 47-4A-301
"Execution date"
§ 47-4A-301
"Funds transfer"
§ 47-4A-104
"Funds-transfer system rule"
§ 47-4A-501
"Intermediary bank"
§ 47-4A-104
"Originator"
§ 47-4A-104
"Originator's bank"
§ 47-4A-104
"Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary"
§ 47-4A-405
"Payment by originator to beneficiary"
§ 47-4A-406
"Payment by sender to receiving bank"
§ 47-4A-403
"Payment date"
§ 47-4A-401
"Payment order"
§ 47-4A-103
"Receiving bank"
§ 47-4A-103
"Security procedure"
§ 47-4A-201
"Sender"
§ 47-4A-103
(c) The following definitions in chapter 4 of this title apply to this chapter: "Clearinghouse" § 47-4-104 "Item" § 47-4-104 "Suspends payments" § 47-4-104
"Clearinghouse" § 47-4-104 "Item" § 47-4-104 "Suspends payments" § 47-4-104
"Clearinghouse"
§ 47-4-104
"Item"
§ 47-4-104
"Suspends payments"
§ 47-4-104
(d) In addition, chapter 1 of this title contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.

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TN Code
Title 47
Chapter 4a

ued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account; (2) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for purposes of this chapter; (3) "Customer" means a person, including a bank, having an account with a bank or from whom a bank has agreed to receive payment orders; (4) "Funds-transfer business day" of a receiving bank means the part of a day during which the receiving bank is open for the receipt, processing, and transmittal of payment orders and cancellations and amendments of payment orders; (5) "Funds-transfer system" means a wire transfer network, automated clearinghouse, or other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed; (6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and (7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ).

(1) "Authorized account" means a deposit account of a customer in a bank designated by the customer as a source of payment of payment orders issued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account;

(2) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for purposes of this chapter;

(3) "Customer" means a person, including a bank, having an account with a bank or from whom a bank has agreed to receive payment orders;

(4) "Funds-transfer business day" of a receiving bank means the part of a day during which the receiving bank is open for the receipt, processing, and transmittal of payment orders and cancellations and amendments of payment orders;

(5) "Funds-transfer system" means a wire transfer network, automated clearinghouse, or other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed;

(6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and

(7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ).

other communication system of a clearinghouse or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed;

(6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing; and

(7) "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (§ 47-1-201(b)(8) ).

(b) Other definitions applying to this chapter and the sections in which they appear are: "Acceptance" § 47-4A-209 "Beneficiary" § 47-4A-103 "Beneficiary's bank" § 47-4A-103 "Executed" § 47-4A-301 "Execution date" § 47-4A-301 "Funds transfer" § 47-4A-104 "Funds-transfer system rule" § 47-4A-501 "Intermediary bank" § 47-4A-104 "Originator" § 47-4A-104 "Originator's bank" § 47-4A-104 "Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary" § 47-4A-405 "Payment by originator to beneficiary" § 47-4A-406 "Payment by sender to receiving bank" § 47-4A-403 "Payment date" § 47-4A-401 "Payment order" § 47-4A-103 "Receiving bank" § 47-4A-103 "Security procedure" § 47-4A-201 "Sender" § 47-4A-103

"Acceptance" § 47-4A-209 "Beneficiary" § 47-4A-103 "Beneficiary's bank" § 47-4A-103 "Executed" § 47-4A-301 "Execution date" § 47-4A-301 "Funds transfer" § 47-4A-104 "Funds-transfer system rule" § 47-4A-501 "Intermediary bank" § 47-4A-104 "Originator" § 47-4A-104 "Originator's bank" § 47-4A-104 "Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary" § 47-4A-405 "Payment by originator to beneficiary" § 47-4A-406 "Payment by sender to receiving bank" § 47-4A-403 "Payment date" § 47-4A-401 "Payment order" § 47-4A-103 "Receiving bank" § 47-4A-103 "Security procedure" § 47-4A-201 "Sender" § 47-4A-103

"Acceptance"

§ 47-4A-209

"Beneficiary"

§ 47-4A-103

"Beneficiary's bank"

§ 47-4A-103

"Executed"

§ 47-4A-301

"Execution date"

§ 47-4A-301

"Funds transfer"

§ 47-4A-104

"Funds-transfer system rule"

§ 47-4A-501

"Intermediary bank"

§ 47-4A-104

"Originator"

§ 47-4A-104

"Originator's bank"

§ 47-4A-104

"Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary"

§ 47-4A-405

"Payment by originator to beneficiary"

§ 47-4A-406

"Payment by sender to receiving bank"

§ 47-4A-403

"Payment date"

§ 47-4A-401

"Payment order"

§ 47-4A-103

"Receiving bank"

§ 47-4A-103

"Security procedure"

§ 47-4A-201

"Sender"

§ 47-4A-103

(c) The following definitions in chapter 4 of this title apply to this chapter: "Clearinghouse" § 47-4-104 "Item" § 47-4-104 "Suspends payments" § 47-4-104

"Clearinghouse" § 47-4-104 "Item" § 47-4-104 "Suspends payments" § 47-4-104

"Clearinghouse"

§ 47-4-104

"Item"

§ 47-4-104

"Suspends payments"

§ 47-4-104

(d) In addition, chapter 1 of this title contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.

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