Title 47, Commercial Instruments And Transactions

(a) (1) The commissioner shall implement and administer an inspection and testing program to enforce compliance with § 47-18-1304. The commissioner is authorized to contract for the performance of all, or any portion of, required on-site inspections, sample collection, sample tra…

(a) Upon request of a field inspector, a person who conveys kerosene or motor fuel for consumption in Tennessee shall immediately provide the department, free of cost, samples of kerosene or motor fuel. Samples shall be pumped, pulled, drawn, or otherwise procured in the presence…

(a) (1) If a person or the person's agent or employee conveys, or offers to convey, kerosene or motor fuel in violation of § 47-18-1304, then the person shall be subject to an administrative fine, to issuance of a stop-sale order, or to both, in the discretion of the commissioner…

(a) Each official and employee within the department, and each official and employee of a person contracting with the department, who is directly or indirectly involved in the administration or enforcement of this part, and who has a direct or indirect interest in the conveyance …

(a) In accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the department shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to effectively and efficiently administer and enforce this part. (b) Such rules shall include, but shall not necessaril…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Government Impostor and Deceptive Advertisements Act.” (b) For purposes of this section:(1) “Advertisement” means any written, oral, graphic, or electronic statement, solicitation, marketing, illustration, label, or other d…

(1) Each year, on or before September 15, the commissioner shall distribute to the governor and to the chairs of the transportation committee of the house of representatives and the transportation and safety committee of the senate a report entitled, “Annual Report on the Quality…

Implementation and administration of this part shall be subject to an annual appropriation for such purpose as contained within the general appropriations act. The commissioner of finance and administration shall transfer from highway user tax revenues allocated to the highway fu…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Healthcare facility” means a hospital licensed under title 33 or 68;(2) “Healthcare provider” or “provider” means a physician or other healthcare practitioner licensed or certified under title 63 to perform specialty healthcare services consistent…

(a) A business that makes an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer to a consumer in this state shall:(1) Present the automatic renewal offer terms or continuous service offer terms in a clear and conspicuous manner before the subscription or purchasing agreement is …

(a) If an offeror makes an unsolicited offer to purchase real property by sending a written agreement or contract for purchase through the mail to an offeree and the offeror does not use the assistance of a broker, as defined in § 62-13-102, who is licensed in this state to make …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Financing company”:(A) Means an entity that provides loans, loan extensions, or lines of credit to finance the purchase of a good or service; and(B) Does not include a financial institution subject to 12 C.F.R. Part 1005; and(2) “Statement” means …

(a) On or after July 1, 2025, a drug manufacturer or their agent or affiliate, shall not, either directly or indirectly:(1) Impose additional requirements or limitations on a 340B entity, including requiring the submission of any health information, claims or utilization data, pu…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Counterfeit lighter” means a lighter that infringes on an intellectual property right of a citizen of the United States or a person who is protected by federal or state intellectual property law;(2) “Lighter” means any electrical or mechanical dev…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Billing cycle” means the defined period of time between billing statements or invoices on which a consumer's payment amount for services is based under an agreement or contract for covered services;(2) “Covered services” means telephone, cable tel…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Blacklist” means to:(A) Reduce the visibility or accessibility of a small business's website on an online search engine;(B) Remove a small business's website or the search result for the small business's website from an online search engine; or(C)…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Ancillary hotel services” or “services” means supplementary, non-room products and offerings by a hotel, including parking, breakfast or other food or dining services, spa treatments, and early check-ins or late check-outs;(2) “Hotel”:(A) Means an…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Consumer Protection Warranty Extension Act.”

(1) Any written warranty or service contract purchased in this state on or after July 1, 1989, and in effect when there is a failure of the product under such written warranty or service contract shall be extended as follows:(1) The number of days the consumer is deprived of the …

For the purposes of this part, working days shall not include Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays pursuant to § 15-1-101.

This part shall not apply to a written warranty or a service contract for a new or used motor vehicle.

(a) The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) shall conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. The study must include:(1) An analysis of existing fede…

(a) This part shall be known as the “Consumer Telemarketing Protection Act of 1990.” (b) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “ADAD equipment” means any device or system of devices which is used, whether alone or in conjunction with other equipment, for…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to use, to employ or direct another person to use, or to contract for the use of ADAD equipment for the purpose of advertising or offering for sale, lease, rental or as a gift any goods, services or property, either real or personal, primarily fo…

(a) Prior to the utilization of ADAD equipment to call telephone numbers located in this state, any company or individual utilizing this equipment shall register the following with the commission to receive a permit as provided in this part:(1) Name, address and telephone number …

(a) It is unlawful for any person to connect any ADAD equipment to any telephone line in this state for the purpose of making telephone calls to persons in this state through the use of ADAD equipment unless a permit has been issued for such ADAD equipment by the commission. (b) …

It is unlawful for any person making use of a telephone access line to use, to employ or direct another person to use, or to contract for the use of ADAD equipment or the United States mail for the purpose of soliciting any person to call such telephone access line.

No telephone company or cooperative shall provide access to a telephone access line to any person who solicits calls to such number through the use of ADAD equipment or through the use of the United States mail. A telephone company or cooperative shall, upon the order of the comm…

(1) Nothing in this part shall prohibit the use of ADAD equipment to make calls with recorded messages when such calls:(1) Are made in response to calls initiated by the person to whom the automatic call or recorded message is directed;(2) Concern goods or services that have been…

Any person who violates any provision of §§ 47-18-1502 — 47-18-1504 commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(a) The district attorney general of the county in which or from which automated calls in violation of this part are made may seek injunctive relief to enforce this part and recover such statutory damages and attorney's fees as are set out in § 47-18-1510. (b) Any individual or g…

(a) If an individual or corporation is found to be in violation of this part in a civil action, a court shall assess a civil penalty against the offending party in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each call made in violation of this part. (b) Any civil penalty coll…

(a) It is an offense for any person to utilize any ADAD equipment to intentionally:(1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and(2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment …

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Attorney general” means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee;(2) “Consumer” means an actual or prospective purchaser, lessee, or recipient of consumer goods or se…

(a) Credit card companies may offer services charged to a credit card to a cardholder by telephone solicitation and such cardholder may elect to authorize or refuse such services. (b) If the cardholder does not authorize such services, the cardholder shall notify the credit card …

This part shall be known as and may be cited as the “Tennessee Employment Agency Act.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Attorney general” means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee;(2) “Candidate” means any person, whether employed or unemployed, seeking or entering into any arrangeme…

(1) No employment agency, or employer thereof, shall:(1) Impose any fee on candidates except for furnishing of employment directly or indirectly through the efforts of such employment agency;(2) Impose any fee on any candidate prior to the time at which that candidate has secured…

If a candidate accepts candidate-paid fee employment and is terminated by the employer through no cause of the candidate within four (4) weeks after beginning work, the employment agency shall, within thirty (30) days, refund any fee paid by the candidate. During such thirty (30)…

(1) This part does not apply to:(1) Employee trade associations engaged in the procurement of employment for public school teachers and administrators;(2) Employment services established and operated by this state, any political subdivision of this state or the United States;(3) …

Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that a person is engaging in, has engaged in, or may be about to engage in a violation of this part or has reason to believe it to be in the public interest to conduct an investigation to ascertain whether any person is engaging…

(a) Whenever it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of this part or any rule or order hereunder, the attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, bring an action in the c…

(a) A violation of this part constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in part 1 of this chapter. (b) For the purpose of application of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, any violation of this part shall be construed to constit…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Foreign Foods Disclosure Act of 1997.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Attorney general” means the attorney general and reporter, or the attorney general and reporter's designee;(2) “Food” means any nourishing substance intended to be eaten by human beings;(3) “Manufacturer” means …

The attorney general shall administer this part.