Tennessee § 45-6-103 - Relinquishment of item believed misappropriated or stolen.
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§ 45-6-103. Relinquishment of item believed misappropriated or stolen.
A pawnbroker shall not be required to relinquish to a claimant an item believed to be misappropriated or stolen unless a court has ordered the pawnbroker to do so; provided, that the pawnbroker shall be subject to any hold order issued pursuant to § 45-6-213 . Acts 2016, ch. 862, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2016, ch. 862, § 1 enacted a new part 3, §§ 45-6-301 — 45-6-303 , but the part has been redesignated as part 1, §§ 45-6-101 — 45-6-103 , by authority of the Code Commission.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-6-103 ("Relinquishment of item believed misappropriated or stolen.") 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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