{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-1326","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1326","heading":"Private right of action for intentional disclosure of information regarding firearms - Award of damages","body":"(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.\n(a) This section and § 39-17-1327 are known and may be cited as the \"Firearms Information Privacy Protection Act.\"\n(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.\n(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.\n(1) A minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in statutory damages per intentional violation of subsection (b);\n(2) Actual damages;\n(3) Punitive damages;\n(4) Other forms of equitable relief; and\n(5) Reasonable costs and attorney fees.\n(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.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a726571c5b30155ccb6cda67cfd7e7e8c2a70910fee2abb46a7097a3668ec103","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-1325","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-1327"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}