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Tennessee Code Title 47. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 47-18-5203

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to represent oneself, either directly or by implication, to be another person, without the authorization or permission of such other person, through the use of the Internet, electronic mail messages or any other electronic means, including wireless communication, and to solicit, request, or take any action to induce a resident of this state to provide identifying information or identification documents.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person without the authorization or permission of the person who is the subject of the identifying information, with the intent to defraud, for such person's own use or the use of a third person, or to sell or distribute the information to another, to:

(1) Fraudulently obtain, record or access identifying information that would assist in accessing financial resources, obtaining identification documents, or obtaining benefits of such other person;

(2) Obtain goods or services through the use of identifying information of such other person; or

(3) Obtain identification documents in such other person's name.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person with the intent to defraud and without the authorization or permission of the person who is the owner or licensee of a web page or web site to:

(1) Knowingly duplicate or mimic all or any portion of the web site or web page;

(2) Direct or redirect an electronic mail message from the IP address of a person to any other IP address;

(3) Use any trademark, logo, name, or copyright of another person on a web page; or

(4) Create an apparent but false link to a web page of a person that is directed or redirected to a web page or IP address other than that of the person represented.

(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to attempt to commit any of the violations enumerated in this section.

(e) In addition to the penalties set forth in § 47-18-5205, a person who knowingly violates:

(1) Subsection (a), (b), or (c) commits a Class A misdemeanor; or

(2) Subsection (d) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

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