Tennessee § 47-18-1006 - Contract — Cancellation notice.

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§ 47-18-1006. Contract — Cancellation notice.

Every contract between a consumer and a credit services business for the purchase of the services of the credit services business shall be in writing, dated, signed by the consumer, and shall include all of the following: A conspicuous statement in size equal to at least ten (10) point bold type, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the consumer, as follows: “You, the buyer, may cancel this contract at any time prior to twelve o'clock midnight (12:00) of the fifth business day after the date of the transaction. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.”; The terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made by the consumer, whether to the credit services business or to some other person; A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed and the results to be achieved by the credit services business for or on behalf of the consumer, including all guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds and a list of the adverse information appearing on the consumer's credit report that the credit services business expects to have modified; and The principal business address of the credit services business and the name and address of its agent in this state authorized to receive service of process. The contract shall be accompanied by a completed form in duplicate, captioned “NOTICE OF CANCELLATION,” which shall be attached to the contract and easily detachable, and which shall contain in at least ten (10) point bold type the following statement: NOTICE OF CANCELLATION You may cancel this contract, without any penalty or obligation, at any time prior to twelve o'clock midnight (12:00) of the fifth business day after the date the contract is signed. If you cancel, any payment made by you under this contract will be returned within ten (10) days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice. To cancel this contract, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice, or any other written notice, to (Name of Seller) at (Address of Seller) (Place of Business) not later than twelve o'clock midnight (12:00) (Date) I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION. Date (Buyer's Signature) A copy of the fully completed contract and all other documents the credit services business requires the consumer to sign shall be given by the credit services business to the consumer at the time they are signed. Acts 1988, ch. 897, § 6; 1998, ch. 854, § 5.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 47-18-1006 ("Contract — Cancellation notice.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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