Tennessee § 56-55-109 - Restrictions on use of deceptive language — False or misleading statements — Fraud.

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§ 56-55-109. Restrictions on use of deceptive language — False or misleading statements — Fraud.

Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature the words “insurance,” “casualty,” “surety,” “mutual,” or any other word that is descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or that is deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation or any other vehicle protection product warrantor. A warrantor may use the term “guaranty” or a similar word in the warrantor's name. A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit, or cause any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a vehicle protection product. A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not permit or cause the omission of any material statement in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a vehicle protection product, that, under the circumstances, should have been made, in order to make the statements that were made not misleading. A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit, or cause any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, about the performance required or payments that may be available under the vehicle protection product warranty. A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit, or cause any statement or practice that has the effect of creating or maintaining a fraud. A vehicle protection product seller or warrantor may not require, as a condition of sale or financing, that a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle purchase a vehicle protection product that is not installed on the motor vehicle at the time of sale. Acts 2005, ch. 244, § 10.

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

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Section 56-55-109 ("Restrictions on use of deceptive language — False or misleading statements — Fraud.") 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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