Funds Held in Trust by a Dealer

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Motor and Other Vehicles
  4. Funds Held in Trust by Dealers, Distributors and Manufacturers
  5. Funds Held in Trust by a Dealer

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All funds received by a dealer in a transaction involving the purchase or trade-in, or both, of a motor vehicle intended by the parties to the transaction to be used to:

  1. Satisfy obligations secured by a lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle or other tangible personal property taken by the dealer as a trade-in in partial or complete consideration for the purchase of a motor vehicle;
  2. Pay to the taxing authorities the sales or use tax collected by the dealer on the sale of a motor vehicle; or
  3. Pay the fees imposed for the transfer of title, registration and licensing of the vehicle;

    are trust funds held in trust by the dealer for the benefit of the purchaser and/or the holder of the obligations secured by the lien or other security interest and/or the taxing authorities and registration officials, as their respective interests may appear.


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