Sounds like a bunch of hooey. I suspect they believe she is aware of where the car is ans are threatening action they have no control over in order to get her to talk.
If she honestly doesn’t know where it is, she tells them just that and stops accepting calls from them. Even if it was a crime, since she doesn’t know where the care is, it becomes moot since she couldn’t retrieve it anyway.
I do have a question thiugh
How is the guy a soon to be ex husband? How can she maintain a divorce action unless he is given notice of the action? Stating he is a soon to be ex suggests she is in the process of a divorce and of true, she will have some idea, if not an actual address, of where the guy is.
And a heads up; your friend is just as liable for the debt as the guy in possession of the car. The creditor can sue your friend for payment and if the car is ever recovered, your friend can be sued for any deficiency remaining after the car is auctioned.
Here is the law in question
Tennessee 39-14-116. Hindering secured creditors
The following is Tennessee 39-14-116:
(a) A person who claims ownership of or interest in any property which is the subject of a security interest, security agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, attachment, judgment or other statutory or equitable lien commits an offense who, with intent to hinder enforcement of that interest or lien, destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise harms or reduces the value of the property.
(b) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Remove” means transport, without the effective consent of the secured party, from the state or county in which the property was located when the security interest or lien attached; and
(2) “Security interest” means an interest in personal property or fixtures that secures payment or performance of an obligation.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class E felony.
There must be intent to act against the creditors interesf. Refusing to go and pick it up, even if you are aware of where it is, doesn’t fall within the law. If she knows where it is ans refuses to provide that to the credort, then. She would be in violation of the law