Tennessee § 47-18-101 - Short title.

§ 47-18-101. Short title.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977.” Acts 1977, ch. 438, § 1. Cross-References. Applicability of chapter to Tennessee Legal Insurance Act, § 56-43-111 . Buyers' clubs, title 47, ch. 18, part 5. Division of consumer affairs, creation and duties, title 47, ch. 18, part 50. Offense of home improvement services provider with intent to defraud, § 39-14-154 . Open-end mortgages and mortgages securing future advances, title 47, ch. 28. Penalty for violation of home improvement contractor licensing provisions, § 62-6-518 . Tanning facilities, title 68, ch. 117. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 19 Tenn. Juris., Negligence, § 5. Law Reviews. A Survey of the Potential Liability of Accountants Under State Deceptive Trade Practices Acts (Debra D. Burke & Max Bishop), 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 805 (1993). Bad Faith: Building a House of Straw, Sticks, or Bricks (Constance A. Anastopoulo), 42 U. Mem. L. Rev. 687 (2012). Comments, Tennessee's Long-Awaited Adoption of Promissory Fraud: Steed Realty v. Oveisi, 59 Tenn. L. Rev. 325 (1992). Insurance — Myint v. Allstate Insurance Co.: The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and the Insurance Industry, 30 U. Mem. L. Rev. 207 (1999). Only We Can Save You: When and Why Non-Consumer Businesses Have Standing to Sue Business Competitors Under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (D. Wes Sullenger), 35 U. Mem. L. Rev. 485 (2005). Practice Tips Using the Consumer Protection Act (Matthew Evans), 40 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 27 (2004). Tennessee's Theories of Misrepresentation (Joe E. Manuel and Stuart F. James), 22 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 633 (1992). The Licensed Professional Exemption in Consumer Protection: At Odds with Antitrust History and Precedent (Mark D. Bauer), 73 Tenn. L. Rev. 131 (2006). The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act: An Overview, 58 Tenn. L. Rev. 455 (1991). The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and Business Standing to Sue: “Acting in a Consumer-Oriented Manner” (Kenneth M. Bryant), 35 No. 9 Tenn. B.J. 13 (1999). Wrongful Repossession in Tennessee, 65 Tenn. L. Rev. 761 (1998). Attorney General Opinions. An act which is alleged to constitute the unauthorized practice of law may not automatically establish a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, OAG 02-078 (7/3/02). Comparative Legislation. Consumer protection: Ala. Code § 8-19-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 4-88-101 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 10-1-390 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 367.110 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1 et seq. Va. Code § 59.1-196 et seq.