Exemption of Nonprofit General Welfare Corporations

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  6. Exemption of Nonprofit General Welfare Corporations

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The commissioner may exempt a trust company from any requirement of this chapter or chapter 1 of this title or the rules of the department that would threaten the viability of the corporation, including, but not limited to, capitalization requirements, fees, and procedures that are not essential to the protection of the interests of the trust beneficiaries, if the trust company is:

  1. Chartered as a nonprofit general welfare corporation under the laws of Tennessee for the purpose of providing fiduciary services to mentally or physically disabled persons;
  2. Exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); and
  3. Approved by the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services or the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities as providing a necessary service that is not otherwise generally available for those persons.


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