(a) This section and § 39-17-1327 are known and may be cited as the 'Firearms Information Privacy Protection Act.'(b) If a person intentionally discloses information that the person knows or reasonably should know was unlawfully obtained and that identifies another person as the purchaser or owner of a firearm, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessory for purposes of compiling or facilitating the compilation of a federal firearms registry or database or the confiscation of firearms, then the person disclosing the information is subject to a private right of action by the person whose information was disclosed.(c) A court may award the person whose information was disclosed and prevails in an action under this section: (1) A minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in statutory damages per intentional violation of subsection (b);(2) Actual damages;(3) Punitive damages;(4) Other forms of equitable relief; and(5) Reasonable costs and attorney fees.(d) This section does not apply to information that is provided to a government entity pursuant to § 38-8-116, § 38-8-123, § 39-17-1315, § 39-17-1316, § 39-17-1351, § 39-17-1365, or § 39-17-1366, federal law, or as part of a apply to information that is provided to a government entity pursuant to § 38-8-116, § 38-8-123, § 39-17-1315, § 39-17-1316, § 39-17-1351, § 39-17-1365, or § 39-17-1366, federal law, or as part of a criminal investigation.Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
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