Tennessee § 47-18-5537 - Statute of limitations.

§ 47-18-5537. Statute of limitations.

An action or proceeding brought pursuant to § 47-18-5533(a), (b), or (c) shall be commenced within four (4) years after the administrator opens a complaint. An action brought pursuant to § 47-18-5535 must be commenced within two (2) years after the latest of: The individual's last transmission of money to a provider; The individual's last transmission of money to a creditor at the direction of the provider; The provider's last disbursement to a creditor of the individual; The provider's last accounting to the individual pursuant to § 47-18-5527(a); The date on which the individual discovered or reasonably should have discovered the facts giving rise to the individual's claim; or Termination of actions or proceedings by the administrator with respect to a violation of the part. The period prescribed in subdivision (b)(5) is tolled during any period during which the provider or, if different, the defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented information required by this part to be disclosed to the individual, if the information so misrepresented is material to the establishment of the liability of the defendant under this part. Acts 2009, ch. 469, § 1; 2015, ch. 339, § 29. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 469, § 1 purported to enact new part 54, §§ 47-18-5401 — 47-18-5441 ; however, part 54 was previously enacted by Acts 2009, ch. 198, and this part was redesignated as part 55, §§ 47-18-5501 — 47-18-5541 by the code commission. Amendments. The 2015 amendment rewrote (a), which read: “An action or proceeding brought pursuant to § 47-18-5533(a) , (b) or (c) must be commenced within four (4) years after the conduct that is the basis of the administrator's complaint.” Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 339, § 31. July 1, 2015; May 4, 2015, for the purpose of rulemaking.