# Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-104: Scope of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-104
- **Heading:** Scope of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 45-5-104

## Text

This chapter applies only to persons engaged in business as industrial loan and thrift companies or industrial banks or industrial investment companies. Neither the requirement of registration nor any other provision of this chapter shall apply to any state or national bank, other than industrial banks, any state or federal savings and loan association, any state or federal credit union, any insurance company, or any other person engaged in the business of making loans whose activities in so doing are subject to supervision and regulation by a state or federal administrative agency; nor shall the requirement of registration or any other provision of this chapter apply to licensed pawnbrokers, or to any person engaged in the sale of goods or services as a licensed pawnbroker. Acts 1979, ch. 204, § 3; T.C.A., § 45-2003; Acts 1983, ch. 274, § 10.
This chapter applies only to persons engaged in business as industrial loan and thrift companies or industrial banks or industrial investment companies. Neither the requirement of registration nor any other provision of this chapter shall apply to any state or national bank, other than industrial banks, any state or federal savings and loan association, any state or federal credit union, any insurance company, or any other person engaged in the business of making loans whose activities in so doing are subject to supervision and regulation by a state or federal administrative agency; nor shall the requirement of registration or any other provision of this chapter apply to licensed pawnbrokers, or to any person engaged in the sale of goods or services as a licensed pawnbroker.
Acts 1979, ch. 204, § 3; T.C.A., § 45-2003; Acts 1983, ch. 274, § 10.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-101 Purpose and construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-103 Requirement of registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-104 Scope of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-105 Persons registered under former law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-106 Violation of provisions a misdemeanor - Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-107 Delegation to industrial loan and thrift companies division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-201 General qualifications for registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-202 Procedures for registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-202.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-204 Denial of applications for registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-204.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-205 Suspension or revocation of certificates of registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-205.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-5-206 Lost certificates of registration - Substitutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T45_C5_S45-5-206.md)
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