{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-18-1511","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-1511","heading":"Offense of using ADAD equipment to intentionally conceal or misrepresent telephone number of the equipment - Exceptions","body":"(a) It is an offense for any person to utilize any ADAD equipment to intentionally: (1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and (2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment that is technically capable of displaying the number by: (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an \"unknown number\" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. For purposes of criminal liability, a court shall deem each call made in violation of this section as a separate offense. (c) It shall not be a violation of this section to display a phone number, different from the phone number being utilized by the ADAD equipment, on behalf of a person if: (1) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person has a Tennessee area code or is a toll-free number; (2) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person is answered during regular business hours by a designated representative of such person; and (3) The person's name is displayed along with the phone number described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (2). (d) The offenses described in this section shall not apply to a telecommunications, broadband, or voice-over-Internet services provider acting solely as an intermediary for a transmission of telephone service between a caller and a recipient. Acts 2010, ch. 684, § 1.\n(a) It is an offense for any person to utilize any ADAD equipment to intentionally: (1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and (2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment that is technically capable of displaying the number by: (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an \"unknown number\" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment.\n(1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and\n(2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment that is technically capable of displaying the number by: (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an \"unknown number\" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment.\n(A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment;\n(B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or\n(C) Displaying an \"unknown number\" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment.\n(b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. For purposes of criminal liability, a court shall deem each call made in violation of this section as a separate offense.\nplaying an \"unknown number\" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment.\n(b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. For purposes of criminal liability, a court shall deem each call made in violation of this section as a separate offense.\n(c) It shall not be a violation of this section to display a phone number, different from the phone number being utilized by the ADAD equipment, on behalf of a person if: (1) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person has a Tennessee area code or is a toll-free number; (2) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person is answered during regular business hours by a designated representative of such person; and (3) The person's name is displayed along with the phone number described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (2).\n(1) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person has a Tennessee area code or is a toll-free number;\n(2) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person is answered during regular business hours by a designated representative of such person; and\n(3) The person's name is displayed along with the phone number described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (2).\n(d) The offenses described in this section shall not apply to a telecommunications, broadband, or voice-over-Internet services provider acting solely as an intermediary for a transmission of telephone service between a caller and a recipient.","path":["TN Code","Title 47","Chapter 18"],"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":"5757f3f4f8963864ac274ac02f5aad7a35a9fad86669810fd3a8a0b254b443dd","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-18-1510","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-18-1526"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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