§ 9-19-101. Short Title

This chapter may be known as the “Tennessee Public Obligations Registration Act.”

§ 9-19-102. Chapter Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Book-entry form” means, with respect to public obligations, obligations that are not represented by an instrument but are evidenced and transferred on registration books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer; “Facsimile seal” means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or […]

§ 9-19-103. Authorization to Issue Public Obligations

Notwithstanding any other law, issuers are hereby authorized to issue public obligations in fully registered form. Such obligations in fully registered form may, if permitted by the official action authorizing public obligations, be issued in book-entry form. If permitted by the official actions authorizing public obligations, obligations in fully registered form and in bearer form […]

§ 9-19-104. Registration Agents — Paying Agents

Any issuer of fully registered public obligations is authorized to appoint a registration agent or agents and paying agent or agents with respect to the issuance, exchange and transfer of such public obligations or to maintain records so that public obligations in book-entry form may be effected, with such duties as shall be determined by […]

§ 9-19-105. Records and Books

The registration agent shall keep such books as shall be necessary in connection with the issuance, exchange and transfer of fully registered public obligations. Any issuer may provide that no such fully registered public obligation shall be valid for any purpose unless certified or authenticated by such registration agent, and if so provided, then such […]

§ 9-19-106. Signatures and Seals

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, public obligations issued in registered form are not required to bear manual signatures of officials of the issuer if such public obligations bear facsimile signatures in lieu thereof, and are certified or authenticated with the manual signature of an officer of the registration agent, and if the use […]

§ 9-19-107. Notice of Redemption

In the event fully registered public obligations are subject to redemption by the terms thereof, the issuer may redeem one (1) or more of such obligations or portions thereof by giving the notice specified by the official actions authorizing such obligations or, in the event no provision for notice is therein specified, by mailing or […]

§ 9-19-108. Interest

Interest on fully registered public obligations shall be payable on such dates as shall be specified in the official actions authorizing such obligations to the record owners of such obligations as of such record dates as shall be specified in the official actions.

§ 9-19-109. Confidentiality of Owner’s Identity

The identity of any owner of, or any other information by or from which may be determined the identity of any owner of, any public obligation issued by any issuer shall be treated as confidential and not open to public inspection. The confidentiality herein established shall not be deemed to have been extinguished but shall […]

§ 9-19-110. Construction of Chapter

The powers conferred by this chapter are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law and without regard to the provisions, requirements or restrictions of any other law. The provisions hereof are not in substitution for the powers conferred by any other law. In the event that the provisions hereof conflict […]