Tennessee § 31-6-107 - Reports concerning property that may be subject to escheat.
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§ 31-6-107. Reports concerning property that may be subject to escheat.
All administrators, executors, trustees, guardians, or other fiduciaries having in their custody or control property that may be subject to escheat pursuant to this chapter shall promptly, after obtaining knowledge as to facts indicating the possibility of the escheat of any such property, file with the state treasurer a report on such forms as the state treasurer may prescribe, showing, with such other information as the treasurer may require, the nature, location and approximate value of the property, the basis for believing that it may be subject to escheat, and whether there are any other persons who have asserted or may assert claims to the property. The department of revenue shall review all inheritance or estate tax returns filed with it for the purpose of determining whether the estates include property that may be subject to escheat under this chapter and shall report any such property to the state treasurer. Acts 1979, ch. 226, § 7; T.C.A., § 31-807; Acts 1986, ch. 539, § 3. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 831, 844, 1127.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 31-6-107 cover?
Section 31-6-107 ("Reports concerning property that may be subject to escheat.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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