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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 7 - TRANSITION (§§ 47-9-701 — 47-9-710) › Section 47-9-706 - When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement

(a)
Initial financing statement in lieu of continuation statement.
The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in §
47-9-501
continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001, if:
(1)
the filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this act;
(2)
the pre-effective-date financing statement was filed in an office in another state or another office in this state; and
(3)
the initial financing statement satisfies subsection (c).
(b)
Period of continued effectiveness.
The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (a) continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective-date financing statement:
(1)
if the initial financing statement is filed before July 1, 2001, for the period provided in former §
47-9-403
with respect to a financing statement; and
(2)
if the initial financing statement is filed after July 1, 2001, for the period provided in §
47-9-515
with respect to an initial financing statement.
(c)
Requirements for initial financing statement under subsection (a).
To be effective for purposes of subsection (a), an initial financing statement must:
(1)
satisfy the requirements of Part 5 for an initial financing statement;
(2)
identify the pre-effective-date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement; and
(3)
indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement remains effective.
Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 7 - TRANSITION (§§ 47-9-701 — 47-9-710) › Section 47-9-707 - Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement

(a)
Pre-effective date financing statement.
In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement" means a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001.
(b)
Applicable law.
After July 1, 2001, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Part 3. However, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.
(c)
Method of amending: general rule.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after July 1, 2001 only if:
(1)
the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in §
47-9-501
;
(2)
an amendment is filed in the office specified in §
47-9-501
concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies §
47-9-706(c)
; or
(3)
an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies §
47-9-706(c)
is filed in the office specified in §
47-9-501
.
(d)
Method of amending: continuation.
If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under §
47-9-705(d) and (f)
or §
47-9-706
.
(e)
Method of amending: additional termination rule.
Whether or not the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this state may be terminated after July 1, 2001, by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies §
47-9-706(c)
has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in part 3 of this chapter as the office in which to file a financing statement.
Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 7 - TRANSITION (§§ 47-9-701 — 47-9-710) › Section 47-9-708 - Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement

A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this part if:
(1)
the secured party of record authorizes the filing; and
(2)
the filing is necessary under this part:
(A)
to continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001; or
(B)
to perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 7 - TRANSITION (§§ 47-9-701 — 47-9-710) › Section 47-9-709 - Priority

(a)
Law governing priority.
This act determines the priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before July 1, 2001, former Chapter 9 determines priority.
(b)
Priority if security interest becomes enforceable under §
47-9-203
.
For purposes of §
47-9-322(a)
, the priority of a security interest that becomes enforceable under §
47-9-203
of this act dates from the time this act takes effect if the security interest is perfected under this act by the filing of a financing statement before July 1, 2001 which would not have been effective to perfect the security interest under former Chapter 9. This subsection (b) does not apply to conflicting security interests each of which is perfected by the filing of such a financing statement.
Acts 2000, ch. 846, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 7 - TRANSITION (§§ 47-9-701 — 47-9-710) › Section 47-9-710 - Applicability of Section 47-9-503 requirements for name of an individual as debtor on financing statement

(a)
Section
47-9-503(a)(4)
, as it existed pursuant to chapter 648, § 1 of the Public Acts of 2008, applies to initial financing statements and amendments filed on or after May 1, 2008, but before June 13, 2008, that provide the name of an individual as debtor.
(b)
If the initial financing statement or amendment provides the name of an individual debtor authorized by chapter 648 of the Public Acts of 2008, the following transition rules apply:
(1)
The financing statement shall sufficiently provide the name of the debtor if:
(A)
The name is the name shown on the individual's driver license or identification license, as provided in §
47-9-503(a)(4)
; or
(B)
The debtor's name is otherwise sufficient as determined in accordance with any other method permitted by law, excluding §
47-9-503(a)(4)
as it existed pursuant to chapter 648, § 1 of the Public Acts of 2008;
(2)
If the financing statement does not sufficiently provide the name of the debtor as set forth in subdivision (b)(1), then the financing statement shall nevertheless be deemed to sufficiently provide the name of the debtor:
(A)
For a period of sixty (60) days from June 13, 2008; and
(B)
Thereafter, only if an amendment to the financing statement is filed within the sixty-day period to provide the name of the debtor as set forth in subdivision (b)(1); and
(3)
A financing statement properly amended by an amendment filed pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) shall be deemed to have sufficiently provided the name of the debtor from and after its original filing date.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1109, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-801 - Effective date

This act takes effect on July 1, 2013. References in this part to "this act" refer to the public chapter by which this act is added to this title. References in this part to "this chapter as it existed before amendment" or to an "unamended" provision, or other similar references, are to this chapter as in effect June 30, 2013.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-802 - Savings clause

(a)
Pre-effective-date transactions or liens.
Except as otherwise provided in this part, this act applies to a transaction or lien within its scope, even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before this act takes effect.
(b)
Pre-effective-date proceedings.
This act does not affect an action, case, or proceeding commenced before this act takes effect.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-803 - Security interest perfected before effective date

(a)
Continuing perfection: perfection requirements satisfied.
A security interest that is a perfected security interest immediately before this act takes effect is a perfected security interest under this chapter as amended by this act if, when this act takes effect, the applicable requirements for attachment and perfection under this chapter as amended by this act are satisfied without further action.
(b)
Continuing perfection: perfection requirements not satisfied.
Except as otherwise provided in §
47-9-805
, if, immediately before this act takes effect, a security interest is a perfected security interest, but the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter as amended by this act are not satisfied when this act takes effect, the security interest remains perfected thereafter only if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter as amended by this act are satisfied within one (1) year after this act takes effect.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-804 - Security interest unperfected before effective date

A security interest that is an unperfected security interest immediately before this act takes effect becomes a perfected security interest:
(1)
Without further action, when this act takes effect if the applicable requirements for perfection under this chapter as amended by this act are satisfied before or at that time; or
(2)
When the applicable requirements for perfection are satisfied if the requirements are satisfied after that time.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-806 - When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement

(a)
Initial financing statement in lieu of continuation statement.
The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in §
47-9-501
continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this act takes effect if:
(1)
The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this chapter as amended by this act;
(2)
The pre-effective-date financing statement was filed in an office in another state; and
(3)
The initial financing statement satisfies subsection (c).
(b)
Period of continued effectiveness.
The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (a) continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective-date financing statement:
(1)
If the initial financing statement is filed before this act takes effect, for the period provided in unamended §
47-9-515
with respect to an initial financing statement; and
(2)
If the initial financing statement is filed after this act takes effect, for the period provided in §
47-9-515
as amended by this act with respect to an initial financing statement.
(c)
Requirements for initial financing statement under subsection (a).
To be effective for purposes of subsection (a), an initial financing statement must:
(1)
Satisfy the requirements of Part 5 of this chapter as amended by this act for an initial financing statement;
(2)
Identify the pre-effective-date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement; and
(3)
Indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement remains effective.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-807 - Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement

(a)
Pre-effective-date financing statement.
In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement" means a financing statement filed before this act takes effect.
(b)
Applicable law.
After this act takes effect a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in this chapter as amended by this act. However, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.
(c)
Method of amending: general rule.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after this act takes effect only if:
(1)
The pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in §
47-9-501
;
(2)
An amendment is filed in the office specified in §
47-9-501
concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies §
47-9-806(c)
; or
(3)
An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies §
47-9-806(c)
is filed in the office specified in §
47-9-501
.
(d)
Method of amending: continuation.
If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement may be continued only under §
47-9-805(c) and (e)
or §
47-9-806
.
(e)
Method of amending: additional termination rule.
Whether or not the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this state may be terminated after this act takes effect by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies §
47-9-806(c)
has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in this chapter as amended by this act as the office in which to file a financing statement.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-808 - Persons entitled to file initial financing statement or continuation statement

A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this part if:
(1)
The secured party of record authorizes the filing; and
(2)
The filing is necessary under this part:
(A)
To continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this act takes effect; or
(B)
To perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 9 - SECURED TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-9-101 — 47-9-809) › Part 8 - TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR 2010 UCC AMENDMENTS (§§ 47-9-801 — 47-9-809) › Section 47-9-809 - Priority

This act determines the priority of conflicting claims to collateral. However, if the relative priorities of the claims were established before this act takes effect, this chapter as it existed before amendment determines priority.
Acts 2012, ch. 708, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-101 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act."
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-103 - Scope

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.
(b)
This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:
(1)
A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; or
(2)
Chapters 1-9 of this title, excepting §§
47-1-107
,
47-1-206
, and chapters 2 and 2A of this title.
(c)
This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection (b) to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection (b).
(d)
A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-105 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures - Variation by agreement

(a)
This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.
(b)
This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct.
(c)
A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection (c) may not be waived by agreement.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of this chapter of the words "unless otherwise agreed," or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.
(e)
Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-106 - Construction and application

This chapter must be construed and applied to:
(1)
Facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;
(2)
Be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and
(3)
Effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-107 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

(a)
A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
(b)
A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
(c)
If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
(d)
If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-108 - Provision of information in writing - Presentation of records

(a)
If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record.
(b)
If a law other than this chapter requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:
(1)
The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law;
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law; and
(3)
The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.
(c)
If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.
(d)
The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but:
(1)
To the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under subsection (a) that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and
(2)
A requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first class mail, postage prepaid or by regular United States mail, may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-109 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature

(a)
An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person as if it were the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to whom the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable.
(b)
The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (a) is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including the parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by law.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-110 - Effect of change or error

If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply:
(1)
If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other party has not, and the nonconforming party would have detected the change or error had that party also conformed, the conforming party may avoid the effect of the changed or erroneous electronic record;
(2)
In an automated transaction involving an individual, the individual may avoid the effect of an electronic record that resulted from an error made by the individual in dealing with the electronic agent of another person if the electronic agent did not provide an opportunity for the prevention or correction of the error and, at the time the individual learns of the error, the individual:
(A)
Promptly notifies the other person of the error and that the individual did not intend to be bound by the electronic record received by the other person;
(B)
Takes reasonable steps, including steps that conform to the other person's reasonable instructions, to return to the other person or, if instructed by the other person, to destroy the consideration received, if any, as a result of the erroneous electronic record; and
(C)
Has not used or received any benefit or value from the consideration, if any, received from the other person;
(3)
If neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) applies, the change or error has the effect provided by other law, including the law of mistake, and the parties' contract, if any; and
(4)
Paragraphs (2) and (3) may not be varied by agreement.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-111 - Notarization and acknowledgment

If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-112 - Retention of electronic records - Originals

(a)
If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:
(1)
Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and
(2)
Remains accessible for later reference.
(b)
A requirement to retain a record in accordance with subsection (a) does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.
(c)
A person may satisfy subsection (a) by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.
(d)
If a law requires a record to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form, that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained in accordance with subsection (a).
(e)
If a law requires retention of a check, that requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the front and back of the check in accordance with subsection (a).
(f)
A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with subsection (a) satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after July 1, 2001, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.
(g)
This section does not preclude a governmental agency of this state from specifying additional requirements for the retention of a record subject to the agency's jurisdiction.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-113 - Admissibility in evidence

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-114 - Automated transaction

In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:
(1)
A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements;
(2)
A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance; and
(3)
The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-115 - Time and place of sending and receipt

(a)
Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:
(1)
Is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record;
(2)
Is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and
(3)
Enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person that sent the electronic record on behalf of the sender or enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the recipient which is under the control of the recipient.
(b)
Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when:
(1)
It enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record; and
(2)
It is in a form capable of being processed by that system.
(c)
Subsection (b) applies even if the place the information processing system is located is different from the place the electronic record is deemed to be received under subsection (d).
(d)
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the electronic record or agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the sender's place of business and to be received at the recipient's place of business. For purposes of this subsection (d), the following rules apply:
(1)
If the sender or recipient has more than one (1) place of business, the place of business of that person is the place having the closest relationship to the underlying transaction.
(2)
If the sender or the recipient does not have a place of business, the place of business is the sender's or recipient's residence, as the case may be.
(e)
An electronic record is received under subsection (b) even if no individual is aware of its receipt.
(f)
Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection (b) establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.
(g)
If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection (a), or purportedly received under subsection (b), was not actually sent or received, the legal effect of the sending or receipt is determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent permitted by the other law, the requirements of this subsection (g) may not be varied by agreement.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-117 - Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies

(a)
Except as may otherwise be specifically required or prohibited by applicable law, the information systems council established under §
4-3-5501
, shall determine whether, and the extent to which, this state or any of its departments or agencies will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.
(b)
Except as may otherwise be specifically required or prohibited by applicable law, and subject to §
47-10-120
, all local governmental public officials, including but not limited to officials of counties, municipalities, utility districts, other local governmental entities and those offices enumerated under §
8-22-101
, shall themselves determine whether, and the extent to which, they will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.
(c)
In addition to any requirements established by this chapter, any governmental agency creating and retaining records in electronic format shall do so in accordance with the standards and limitations established in §
10-7-121
. Likewise, any county official providing computer access and remote electronic access to governmental records shall do so in accordance with the standards and limitations for such practice established in §
10-7-123
. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as relieving a county official from complying with the provisions of title 10, chapter 7, part 4, regarding the retention of county public records, specifically the provisions of §
10-7-404(d)
, which requires approval of the county public records commission prior to the destruction of original documents which have been transferred to computer storage media.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-118 - Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies

(a)
Except as may otherwise be specifically required or prohibited by applicable law, and except as otherwise provided in §
47-10-112(f)
:
(1)
The information systems council established under §
4-3-5501
, shall further determine whether, and the extent to which, this state or any of its agencies and departments will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures; and
(2)
Subject to §
47-10-120
, any local governmental public official, including but not limited to officials of counties, municipalities, utility districts, other local governmental entities and those offices enumerated under §
8-22-101
, making determinations under §
47-10-117(b)
, shall each themselves further determine whether, and the extent to which, they will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.
(b)
To the extent that any governmental agency uses electronic records or electronic signatures under subsection (a), the information systems council established under §
4-3-5501
, giving due consideration to security, may so specify as set forth below:
(1)
The manner and format in which the electronic records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes;
(2)
If electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;
(3)
Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and
(4)
Any other required attributes for electronic records which are specified for corresponding non-electronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in §
47-10-112(f)
, this chapter does not require a governmental agency of this state to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-119 - Filing of pre-implementation statement and post-implementation review

(a)
Any local governmental public official including, but not limited to, officials of counties, municipalities, utility districts, other local governmental entities and those offices enumerated under §
8-22-101
, implementing an electronic business system that provides for the sending and receiving of electronic records that contain electronic signatures and/or authorizations shall file a statement with the comptroller of the treasury at least thirty (30) days prior to offering such service. The statement shall contain the following information:
(1)
A description of the computer hardware and software to be utilized;
(2)
A description of the policies and procedures related to the implementation of the system;
(3)
Documentation of the internal controls that will ensure the integrity of the system;
(4)
A description of the local governmental public official's personnel who will be responsible for the implementation of the system;
(5)
A description of the types of records and transactions to be electronically communicated, as well as a description of the transaction and/or record authorization process including a description of any electronic signatures to be used;
(6)
The estimated cost of the system including development and implementation costs; and
(7)
The expected benefits and/or the estimated cost savings, if any, of conducting business by electronic means.
(b)
A local governmental public official who implements an electronic business system shall provide to the comptroller of the treasury a post-implementation review of the system between twelve (12) and eighteen (18) months after the date a statement described in this section has been filed with the comptroller. The review shall include:
(1)
An assessment of the system by the local governmental public official;
(2)
Responses from a survey of users of the system; and
(3)
Any recommendations for improvements to the electronic business system.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-120 - Interoperability

The information systems council may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other states, and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this state. If appropriate, those standards may specify differing levels of standards from which governmental agencies of this state may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application. Any deviation from the standards established by the information systems council by a local governmental public official, including, but not limited to, officials of counties, municipalities, utility districts, other local governmental entities and those offices enumerated under §
8-22-101
, shall be subject to the approval of the comptroller of the treasury.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-121 - Severability clause

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-122 - Relationship to the federal E-Sign Act

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter is intended to supercede, to the fullest possible extent, § 101 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Public Law 106-229, as permitted under § 102 of that act.
(b)
No provision of the Electronic Transaction Act, compiled in this chapter, shall be construed to limit, modify or supercede the requirements of § 101(c), (d) or (e), or to authorize the electronic delivery of any notice of the type described in § 103(b), which is codified in
15 U.S.C. § 7003
of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 22; 2003 , ch. 107, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 1 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-123) › Section 47-10-123 - Relevancy and construction of official commentary

In any dispute as to the proper construction of one (1) or more sections of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the official comments pertaining to the corresponding sections of the official text, as adopted by the Uniform Law Commission, and as in effect on July 1, 2001, shall constitute evidence of the purposes and policies underlying such sections unless:
(1)
The sections of this chapter that are applicable to the dispute differ materially from the sections of the official text that would be applicable thereto; or
(2)
The official comments are inconsistent with the plain meaning of the applicable sections of this chapter.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 494,s 10, eff. 2/21/2024.
Acts 2001, ch. 72, § 23(e).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 2 - DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY (§§ 47-10-201 — 47-10-202) › Section 47-10-201 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Distributed ledger technology" means any distributed ledger protocol and supporting infrastructure, including blockchain, that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger, whether it be public or private, permissioned or permissionless, and which may include the use of electronic currencies or electronic tokens as a medium of electronic exchange; and
(2)
"Smart contract" means an event-driven computer program, that executes on an electronic, distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is used to automate transactions, including, but not limited to, transactions that:
(A)
Take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger;
(B)
Create and distribute electronic assets;
(C)
Synchronize information; or
(D)
Manage identity and user access to software applications.
Acts 2018, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 10 - UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-10-101 — 47-10-202) › Part 2 - DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY (§§ 47-10-201 — 47-10-202) › Section 47-10-202 - Cryptographic signature - Electronic records and forms

(a)
A cryptographic signature that is generated and stored through distributed ledger technology is considered to be in an electronic form and to be an electronic signature.
(b)
A record or contract that is secured through distributed ledger technology is considered to be in an electronic form and to be an electronic record.
(c)
Smart contracts may exist in commerce. No contract relating to a transaction shall be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability solely because that contract is executed through a smart contract.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other law, a person that, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, uses distributed ledger technology to secure information that the person owns or has the right to use retains the same rights of ownership or use with respect to that information as before the person secured the information using distributed ledger technology. This subsection (d) does not apply to the use of distributed ledger technology to secure information in connection with a transaction to the extent that the terms of the transaction expressly provide for the transfer of rights of ownership or use with respect to that information.
(e)
No implication is made by, and no inference may be drawn from, the enactment of this part as to whether technologies not defined in §
47-10-201
that secure signatures, records, or contracts are considered to be in an electronic form or to be an electronic signature or electronic record, as applicable.
Acts 2018, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) › Chapter 11 - RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES (§§ 47-11-101 — 47-11-111) › Section 47-11-101 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Retail Installment Sales Act."
Acts 1961, ch. 110, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 47-1901.