(a) Any person who purchases, subscribes to or receives products, services or membership in any organization by negotiating an unsolicited negotiable instrument shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the first statement or bill for such services, products, membership or subscription to:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-123

  • Person: means a natural person, individual, governmental agency, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal or commercial entity however organized. See Tennessee Code 47-18-103
  • Services: means any work, labor, or services including services furnished in connection with the sale or repair of goods or real property or improvements thereto. See Tennessee Code 47-18-103
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Subscription: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Cancel the services if services have not been rendered;
(2) Return the products if products are unused and in the condition received;
(3) Cancel the subscription; or
(4) Cancel the membership if services have not been rendered pursuant to such membership.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the execution of an unsolicited negotiable instrument that creates a loan or line of credit through a credit or lending institution with which the person has an existing relationship.
(c) For purposes of this section, “unsolicited negotiable instrument” means an unconditional order or promise to pay a specific amount of money, signed by the maker or drawer, payable on demand or at a specific time, payable to order or to the bearer which was received by the bearer without prior notice from the maker or drawer.
(d) A violation of this section constitutes a violation of this part. For purposes of applying this part to this section, a violation of this section shall be construed to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting the conduct of any trade or commerce, subject to the penalties and remedies provided in this part.
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