Offense of using ADAD equipment to intentionally conceal or misrepresent telephone number of the equipment - Exceptions

(a) It is an offense for any person to utilize any ADAD equipment to intentionally: (1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and (2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment that is technically capable of displaying the number by: (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an "unknown number" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. For purposes of criminal liability, a court shall deem each call made in violation of this section as a separate offense. (c) It shall not be a violation of this section to display a phone number, different from the phone number being utilized by the ADAD equipment, on behalf of a person if: (1) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person has a Tennessee area code or is a toll-free number; (2) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person is answered during regular business hours by a designated representative of such person; and (3) The person's name is displayed along with the phone number described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (2). (d) The offenses described in this section shall not apply to a telecommunications, broadband, or voice-over-Internet services provider acting solely as an intermediary for a transmission of telephone service between a caller and a recipient. Acts 2010, ch. 684, § 1. (a) It is an offense for any person to utilize any ADAD equipment to intentionally: (1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and (2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment that is technically capable of displaying the number by: (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an "unknown number" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment. (1) Dial telephone numbers with area codes within the state; and (2) Conceal or misrepresent the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment on the call recipient's telephone or other equipment that is technically capable of displaying the number by: (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an "unknown number" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment. (A) Displaying a telephone number other than the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; (B) Not displaying the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment; or (C) Displaying an "unknown number" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. For purposes of criminal liability, a court shall deem each call made in violation of this section as a separate offense. playing an "unknown number" message or similar message instead of the telephone number utilized by the ADAD equipment. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. For purposes of criminal liability, a court shall deem each call made in violation of this section as a separate offense. (c) It shall not be a violation of this section to display a phone number, different from the phone number being utilized by the ADAD equipment, on behalf of a person if: (1) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person has a Tennessee area code or is a toll-free number; (2) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person is answered during regular business hours by a designated representative of such person; and (3) The person's name is displayed along with the phone number described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (2). (1) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person has a Tennessee area code or is a toll-free number; (2) The phone number displayed on behalf of the person is answered during regular business hours by a designated representative of such person; and (3) The person's name is displayed along with the phone number described in subdivisions (c)(1) and (2). (d) The offenses described in this section shall not apply to a telecommunications, broadband, or voice-over-Internet services provider acting solely as an intermediary for a transmission of telephone service between a caller and a recipient. Acts 2010, ch. 684, § 1.