Tennessee § 47-18-2901 Safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information protected on laptop computers and other removable storage devices - Claim for damages

Tennessee Statutes

§ 47-18-2901 — Safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information protected on laptop computers and other removable storage devices - Claim for damages

Tennessee § 47-18-2901

Title47

This text of Tennessee § 47-18-2901 (Safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information protected on laptop computers and other removable storage devices - Claim for damages) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-2901 (2026).

Text

(a)Each state agency shall create safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information regarding citizens is securely protected on all laptop computers and other removable storage devices used by the state agency.

(b)All municipalities and counties shall create safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information regarding citizens is securely protected on all laptop computers and other removable storage devices used by the municipality or county.

(c)Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, failure to comply with this section shall create a cause of action or claim for damages against the state, municipality, or county if a citizen of this state proves by clear and convincing evidence that the citizen was a victim of identity theft due to a failure

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Each state agency shall create safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information regarding citizens is securely protected on all laptop computers and other removable storage devices used by the state agency. (b) All municipalities and counties shall create safeguards and procedures for ensuring that confidential information regarding citizens is securely protected on all laptop computers and other removable storage devices used by the municipality or county. (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, failure to comply with this section shall create a cause of action or claim for damages against the state, municipality, or county if a citizen of this state proves by clear and convincing evidence that the citizen was a victim of identity theft due to a failure to provide safeguards and procedures regarding that citizen's confidential information.