(a) No person shall transmit or cause another person to transmit an unsolicited facsimile advertisement; provided, that a not-for-profit membership organization exempt from paying taxes under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) ) is exempt from this subsection (a), if the facsimile is made by a bona fide member, volunteer, or direct employee of the organization to its current membership.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-4-502

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • facsimile: means :
    (A) Every process in which electronic signals are transmitted by telephone lines for conversion into written text or other graphic images. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
  • Person: means a natural person, individual, partnership, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, any corporation, parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any other legal or commercial entity however organized and wherever located. See Tennessee Code 65-4-501
(b) Any transmission by facsimile machine shall include in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission the date and time of the transmission; an identification of the business, other entity, or individual sending the message; and the telephone number of the sending machine or of such business, other entity or individual.
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