Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1326: Private right of action for intentional disclosure of information regarding firearms - Award of damages

(a) This section and § 39-17-1327 are known and may be cited as the "Firearms Information Privacy Protection Act." (b) If a person intentionally discloses information that the person knows or reasonably should know was unlawfully obtained and that identifies another person as the purchaser or owner of a firearm, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessory for purposes of compiling or facilitating the compilation of a federal firearms registry or database or the confiscation of firearms, then the person disclosing the information is subject to a private right of action by the person whose information was disclosed. (c) A court may award the person whose information was disclosed and prevails in an action under this section: (1) A minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in statutory damages per intentional violation of subsection (b); (2) Actual damages; (3) Punitive damages; (4) Other forms of equitable relief; and (5) Reasonable costs and attorney fees. (d) This section does not apply to information that is provided to a government entity pursuant to § 38-8-116 , § 38-8-123 , § 39-17-1315 , § 39-17-1316 , § 39-17-1351 , § 39-17-1365 , or § 39-17-1366 , federal law, or as part of a criminal investigation. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.

(a) This section and § 39-17-1327 are known and may be cited as the "Firearms Information Privacy Protection Act."

(b) If a person intentionally discloses information that the person knows or reasonably should know was unlawfully obtained and that identifies another person as the purchaser or owner of a firearm, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessory for purposes of compiling or facilitating the compilation of a federal firearms registry or database or the confiscation of firearms, then the person disclosing the information is subject to a private right of action by the person whose information was disclosed.

(c) A court may award the person whose information was disclosed and prevails in an action under this section: (1) A minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in statutory damages per intentional violation of subsection (b); (2) Actual damages; (3) Punitive damages; (4) Other forms of equitable relief; and (5) Reasonable costs and attorney fees.

(1) A minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in statutory damages per intentional violation of subsection (b);

(2) Actual damages;

(3) Punitive damages;

(4) Other forms of equitable relief; and

(5) Reasonable costs and attorney fees.

(d) This section does not apply to information that is provided to a government entity pursuant to § 38-8-116 , § 38-8-123 , § 39-17-1315 , § 39-17-1316 , § 39-17-1351 , § 39-17-1365 , or § 39-17-1366 , federal law, or as part of a criminal investigation.