Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-317 (2026)

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(a) A violation of this part constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in part 1 of this chapter.

(b) For the purpose of application of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, any violation of this part shall be construed to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting the conduct of any trade or commerce and subject to the penalties and remedies as provided by that act.

(c) As part of any action brought pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall certify that the division of consumer affairs complied with § 47-18-5002(2) unless the attorney general determines that the purposes of this part will be substantially impaired by delaying legal proceedings.

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 459,s 17, eff. 9/30/2019.

Acts 1984, ch. 630, § 4; T.C.A., § 47-18-304; Acts 1989, ch. 460, § 15; T.C.A., § 47-18-320.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Shay Simpson v. Nat'l Fitness Ctr., Inc. (2017).

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Shay Simpson v. Nat'l Fitness Ctr., Inc. (2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. §47-18-317 also provides that a violation of the Health Club Act will also constitute a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act as it would be considered an unfair or deceptive act.”

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