Tennessee § 47-18-1503 - Registration requirements — Issuance and revocation of permits.

§ 47-18-1503. Registration requirements — Issuance and revocation of permits.

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: Name, address and telephone number of the company or individual utilizing the equipment; Name and address of a designated agent for service of process located in Tennessee for the ADAD operator; A surety bond executed by the ADAD operator from a surety company authorized to do business in this state for the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be maintained continuously in full force and effect. The commission may waive the bond requirement for any operator demonstrating financial responsibility by the submission of a letter of credit from an accredited financial institution or by other means as the commission by rule may prescribe. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the issuance of and the revocation or suspension of permits for ADAD operators utilizing equipment to call telephone numbers located in Tennessee. Failure to obtain a permit from the commission prior to utilization of ADAD equipment to call numbers located in Tennessee, and failure to abide by commission rules governing ADAD operations is a violation of this part. Acts 1990, ch. 874, § 3; 1995, ch. 305, § 104; 2017, ch. 94, § 37. Amendments. The 2017 amendment in (a), twice in (a)(3), once in (b) and twice in (c), substituted “commission” for “authority”. Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 94, § 83. April 4, 2017. Collateral References. Validity, construction, and application of state statute or law pertaining to telephone solicitation. 44 A.L.R.5th 619.