Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-21-110 (2026)
Tolling of limitations period for perfection or enforcement of liens against debtor in bankruptcy
✓ current as of May 2026
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if due to the filing of a bankruptcy petition under title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C.), a creditor is stayed from filing the necessary documents to create or enforce a lien or security interest against the debtor's property, then any statute of limitations created or established by law for the perfection or enforcement of a lien or security interest shall be tolled until ninety (90) days after any of the following actions occur with respect to the filing of the bankruptcy petition:
- (1) The stay is lifted as to the creditor;
- (2) The case is discharged; or
- (3) The case is dismissed.
Acts 2006, ch. 684, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: First Volunteer Bank v. FMM Bushnell, LLC (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2021).
First Volunteer Bank v. FMM Bushnell, LLC (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2021). “§ 108 (c)(2) 5 and/or 90 days by way of Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-21-110 . (See id.) “Because the [1998 Deed of Trust] no longer is valid and enforceable, the Gateway DOT and/or the First Volunteer DOT is a first lien on the Airpark Property such that First Volunteer, as the holder…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-21-110(2): 1 case
First Volunteer Bank v. FMM Bushnell, LLC (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2021). “§ 108 (c)(2) 5 and/or 90 days by way of Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-21-110 . (See id.) “Because the [1998 Deed of Trust] no longer is valid and enforceable, the Gateway DOT and/or the First Volunteer DOT is a first lien on the Airpark Property such that First Volunteer, as the holder…”
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