Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-2-706 (2026)

Adverse claim to bank deposit

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Notice to any bank of an adverse claim to a deposit standing on its books to the credit of any person shall not be effectual to cause the bank to recognize the adverse claimant unless the adverse claimant shall procure a restraining order, injunction or other appropriate process against the bank from a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1969, ch. 36, § 1 (3.207); T.C.A., § 45-410.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–1999 · leading case: Helms v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 987 S.W.2d 545 (Tenn. 1999).
Helms v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 987 S.W.2d 545 (Tenn. 1999). · cites it 4× “The Davidson County Criminal Court issued an ex parte order of seizure, pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 45-2-706 (Supp.1992), requiring NationsBank to freeze $30,808.”
Helms v. Dept. of Saf. (Tenn. 1999). · cites it 2× “The Davidson County Criminal Court issued an ex parte order of seizure, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-2-706 (Supp. 1992), requiring NationsBank to freeze $30,808.”
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