(a) Any motor vehicle dealer not currently licensed as a motor vehicle dealer by the state of Tennessee, or any advertising cooperative composed of such unlicensed motor vehicle dealers, shall comply with all advertising requirements of title 55, chapter 17, including any regulations promulgated under that chapter. An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer shall be responsible for any advertising copy bearing its name.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-18-121

  • Consumer: means any natural person who seeks or acquires by purchase, rent, lease, assignment, award by chance, or other disposition, any goods, services, or property, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value wherever situated or any person who purchases or to whom is offered for sale a franchise or distributorship agreement or any similar type of business opportunity. See Tennessee Code 47-18-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A violation of this section constitutes a violation of the Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in this chapter.