Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603 (2026)
[Repealed]
✓ current as of May 2026
Repealed by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1045,s 3, eff. 5/28/2024.
Acts 1994, ch. 964, § 11.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Robinson v. Fulliton, 140 S.W.3d 312 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).
Robinson v. Fulliton, 140 S.W.3d 312 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “When the brother found out, he filed a lawsuit against the husband, his brother-in-law, seeking damages under the civil damages provision of the Tennessee wiretapping statutes, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603 . The trial court, sitting without a jury, held that the husband was…”
Klumb v. Goan, 884 F. Supp. 2d 644 (E.D. Tenn. 2012). “§ 2520 (b) and Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603 (a). 1. Statutory Damages Under both the federal Wiretap Act and Tennessee Wiretap Act, the plaintiff may recover the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation;…”
Cardinal Health 414, Inc. v. Adams, 582 F. Supp. 2d 967 (M.D. Tenn. 2008). “§ 2520 ; T.C.A. § 39-13-603(a). Both the FWA and the TWA define “intercept” as the “aural or other acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical or other device.”
Billiter v. SP Plus Corp., 329 F. Supp. 3d 459 (M.D. Tenn. 2018). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-601 (a)(1)(B). A person aggrieved by the violation of Section 39-13-601 may bring a civil action to recover money damages against the person engaged in that violation.”
Montgomery v. Montgomery, 181 S.W.3d 720 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “Based on the foregoing, we conclude that Plaintiff proved only one violation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-601. Civil damages under this statute include actual damages or “[statutory damages of one hundred dollars ($100) a day for each day of violation or ten thousand dollars…”
Phillips v. Am. Motorist Ins. Co., 996 S.W.2d 584 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999). “1-13 (1997); Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-603 (1998); Tex.Code Crim.”
Lawrence v. Lawrence, 360 S.W.3d 416 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “son the contents of any wire, oral or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection (a); [[Image here]] (2) A violation of…”
Christopher N. Robinson v. William Fulliton (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “When the brother found out, he filed a lawsuit against the husband, his brother-in-law, seeking damages under the civil damages provision of the Tennessee wiretapping statutes, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603 . The trial court, sitting without a jury, held that the husband was…”
Ashley Shearin Meade v. Paducah Nissan, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). “Appellant contends that a private right of action was indeed conferred by the legislature, citing Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-603: (a) Except as provided in § 39-13-601(b)(4), any aggrieved person whose wire, oral or electronic communication is intentionally…”
John William Owens Et.al v. Meredith Elizabeth Owens (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “At the time this lawsuit was filed, Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-13-603 provided for a private right of action and imposition of civil damages, including punitive damages, for the intentional interception, disclosure, or use of oral communications.”
Sarah White v. Target Corp. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “” The complaint sought $4 million in compensatory damages, $18 million in punitive damages, a $100 statutory penalty, and attorney fees and costs as provided in Section 39-13-603. In its answer, Target denied all of the allegations in the Whites’ complaint.”
State of Tennessee v. William Keith Paulson, alias (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009). “T.C.A. § 39-13-603(a)(3). As previously noted, subsection (b) states that “[i]t is unlawful for any person, while operating a motor vehicle on any street, road, alley or highway in this state, to intentionally flee or attempt to elude any law enforcement officer, after having…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603(a) — 2 cases
Cardinal Health 414, Inc. v. Adams, 582 F. Supp. 2d 967 (M.D. Tenn. 2008). “§ 2520 ; T.C.A. § 39-13-603(a). Both the FWA and the TWA define “intercept” as the “aural or other acquisition of the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical or other device.”
Robinson v. Fulliton, 140 S.W.3d 312 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “When the brother found out, he filed a lawsuit against the husband, his brother-in-law, seeking damages under the civil damages provision of the Tennessee wiretapping statutes, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603 . The trial court, sitting without a jury, held that the husband was…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603(a)(1) — 1 case
Montgomery v. Montgomery, 181 S.W.3d 720 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “Based on the foregoing, we conclude that Plaintiff proved only one violation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-601. Civil damages under this statute include actual damages or “[statutory damages of one hundred dollars ($100) a day for each day of violation or ten thousand dollars…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603(a)(3) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. William Keith Paulson, alias (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009). “T.C.A. § 39-13-603(a)(3). As previously noted, subsection (b) states that “[i]t is unlawful for any person, while operating a motor vehicle on any street, road, alley or highway in this state, to intentionally flee or attempt to elude any law enforcement officer, after having…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603(a)(l) — 1 case
Robinson v. Fulliton, 140 S.W.3d 312 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “When the brother found out, he filed a lawsuit against the husband, his brother-in-law, seeking damages under the civil damages provision of the Tennessee wiretapping statutes, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-603 . The trial court, sitting without a jury, held that the husband was…”
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