Tennessee § 45-2-2203 Government registry of privately owned firearms and owners prohibited - Exceptions - Financial institutions prohibited from discriminating against firearms retailers - Exclusions

Tennessee Statutes

§ 45-2-2203 — Government registry of privately owned firearms and owners prohibited - Exceptions - Financial institutions prohibited from discriminating against firearms retailers - Exclusions

(a)Except for those records kept during the regular course of a criminal investigation and prosecution, or as otherwise required by law, a government entity, or an official, employee, or agent of a governmental entity, shall not knowingly keep or cause to be kept any list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms or the owners of such firearms.

(b)A financial institution, including an agent of the financial institution, shall not:

(1)Require or permit the assignment of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers; or (2) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), decline a payment card transaction involving a firearms retailer based solely on the assignment of a firearms code.

(c)This section does not prohibit a financial institution from declini

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(a) Except for those records kept during the regular course of a criminal investigation and prosecution, or as otherwise required by law, a government entity, or an official, employee, or agent of a governmental entity, shall not knowingly keep or cause to be kept any list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms or the owners of such firearms. (b) A financial institution, including an agent of the financial institution, shall not: (1) Require or permit the assignment of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers; or (2) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), decline a payment card transaction involving a firearms retailer based solely on the assignment of a firearms code. (c) This section does not prohibit a financial institution from declining or otherwise refusing to process a payment card transaction for any of the following reasons: (1) If necessary to comply with applicable state or federal law; (2) If requested by the customer; (3) If necessary due to fraud controls; or (4) For the purpose of merchant category exclusions offered by a financial institution for the purpose of expenditure control or corporate card control. (d) This section does not limit the authority of a financial institution to negotiate with responsible parties or otherwise impair a financial institution's actions related to any of the following: (1) Dispute processing; (2) Fraud risk, credit management, or other controls in the ordinary course of business operations; (3) Protecting against illegal activities, breach, or cyber risks; or (4) Restricting the use or availability of a firearms code in this state.

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