Bill > SB1689

This bill creates a new offense in Tennessee law that prohibits individuals from using or selling personal identifying information, such as home and work addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers, that they obtain from a governmental entity for commercial purposes. A governmental entity is defined as the state or any of its political subdivisions like counties or cities. Before obtaining such information, individuals must sign an affidavit, prescribed by the office of open records counsel, affirming that they will not use or sell the information for commercial use. Violating this provision is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $500, and each individual whose information is misused constitutes a separate offense. This law does not apply if the individual whose information is being used expressly authorizes its commercial use. The bill also references existing protections under the Tennessee Information Protection Act.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1689&ga=114