Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 17 > Chapter 2 > Part 2 - Interchange

• Agriculture: means :
  (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Attorney general: means the office of the Tennessee attorney general and reporter. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
• Attorney general: means the office of the attorney general and reporter. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Business day: means any calendar day except Sunday, or the following business holidays: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. See Tennessee Code 47-18-702
• Buyer: means buyer or lessee. See Tennessee Code 47-18-702
• 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
• Commissioner: means the Tennessee commissioner of agriculture or a departmental employee designated by the commissioner to act as the commissioner's representative for purposes of this part. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Consumer: means any individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services business. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Consumer report: means any written, oral, or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living, which is furnished or is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumer's eligibility for:
  (i) Credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Consumer reporting agency: means any person who, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and who uses any means or facility of commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Credit services business: means any person who, with respect to the extension of credit by others, sells, provides, or performs, or represents that such person can or will sell, provide, or perform any of the following services in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration:
  (i) Improving a consumer's credit record, history, or rating. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Tennessee department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Diesel fuel: means refined oils commonly used in internal combustion engines where ignition occurs by pressure and not by electric spark, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Extension of credit: means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment, offered or granted primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Field inspector: means an employee of the department, or an employee of a person contracting with the department, whose duties and responsibilities include the collection of kerosene or motor fuel samples for testing and other activities related to enforcement of this part. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• File: when used in connection with information on any consumer, means all of the information on that consumer recorded and retained by a consumer reporting agency regardless of how the information is stored. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gasoline: means a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbons generally containing small amounts of additives suitable for use as a fuel in spark-ignition internal combustion engines. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Goods: means tangible personal property and also includes a merchandise certificate whereby a writing is issued by the seller which is not redeemable in cash and is usable in lieu of cash in exchange for goods or services. See Tennessee Code 47-18-702
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Home solicitation sale: means a consumer sale or lease of goods (other than farm equipment and/or motor vehicles) or services, other than insurance and securities, in which the seller or a person acting for the seller engages in the personal solicitation of the sale or lease at any residence other than that of the seller, and the buyer's agreement or offer to purchase or lease is there given to the seller or a person acting for the seller. See Tennessee Code 47-18-702
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
• Kerosene: means a refined oil intended for heating or illuminating use, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Motor fuel: means any liquid product used for the generation of power in an internal combustion or turbine engine and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, gasoline, diesel fuel and gasoline-alcohol blends. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or association, or any employee or agent thereof. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1201
• Person: includes an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or commercial entity. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1002
• Person: means a natural person, consumer, individual, governmental agency, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal or commercial entity however organized. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, firm, association or other business entity. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1303
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Seller: means seller or lessor. See Tennessee Code 47-18-702
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
• Tennessee Consumer Protection Act: means the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, as amended, compiled in part 1 of this chapter and related statutes. See Tennessee Code 47-18-2102
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Water treatment device: means any product that:
  (A) Is designed to alter the chemical or physical properties or characteristics of drinking water or plumbing, or which the seller, lessor or renter claims can alter the chemical or physical properties or characteristics of drinking water or plumbing. See Tennessee Code 47-18-1201