Tennessee Telemarketer Registration
Licensing, bonding, and registration requirements for telemarketers operating in Tennessee
You must register before making your first call in Tennessee.
Business Registration
Individual Registration
Required Documents
Business
- ✓Consumer Telemarketing Protection Act requires annual registration with Division of Consumer Affairs,TPUC DNC registration is separate: $500/year, covers July 1 to June 30,Tennessee only requires registration for companies using automated dialing systems (like NH),TPUC also operates a do-not-text registry (combined DNC/DNT register),SB 868 (2023) extended prohibitions, requirements, and penalties to text message solicitations,No surety bond is required,Penalties: fines up to $2,000 per incident for DNC violations,Applies to all telephone solicitations regardless of origin that terminate in Tennessee,TPUC Rule 1220-4-11-.01 defines telephone solicitor broadly
- ✓Registration with the Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs (Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-1503),Separate TPUC Do Not Call/Text registration and list purchase ($500 annual fee, due May 1),Payment of $500 registration fee,Business name, address, and contact information
Individual
- ✓Individual salesperson registration is not required in Tennessee — only the telephone soliciting business must register
Additional Notes
Tennessee requires telemarketer registration with the Division of Consumer Affairs and separate TPUC Do Not Call program registration ($500/year). Tennessee primarily targets companies using automated dialing systems. SB 868 (2023) extended all telemarketing rules to text messages. The TPUC now operates a combined Do Not Call/Do Not Text registry. No bond required. Penalties up to $2,000 per incident. Applies to all calls/texts terminating in Tennessee regardless of origin.
Tennessee does not require separate individual salesperson registration. Only the telephone soliciting business entity registers with the Division of Consumer Affairs and TPUC.
Apply Before Your First Call
Operating as an unregistered telemarketer in Tennessee is a separate violation from consent or calling-hours violations. You can be penalized $10,000 per call even if every other aspect of your operation is compliant.
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