Authorized Agent Contracts

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Banks and Financial Institutions
4. Money Transmitters
5. Authorized Agent Contracts

Licensees desiring to conduct licensed activities through authorized agents shall authorize each agent to operate pursuant to an express written contract, which shall, at a minimum, provide the following:

1. That the licensee appoints the person as its agent with authority to sell payment instruments or transmit money on behalf of the licensee in compliance with state and federal law;
2. That neither a licensee nor an authorized agent may authorize sub-agents without the written consent of the commissioner;
3. That licensees are subject to supervision and regulation by the commissioner;
4. An acknowledgment that the authorized agent consents to the commissioner's inspection, with or without prior notice to the licensee or authorized agent or agents, of the books and records of authorized agent or agents of the licensee; and
5. That an authorized agent is under a duty to act only as authorized under the contract with the licensee and that an authorized agent who exceeds its authority is subject to cancellation of its contract by the licensee and disciplinary action by the commissioner.

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