2016 tennessee code title 47 commercial instruments and transactions chapter 18 consumer protection part 1 consumer protection act of 1977 47 18 101 short title 47 18 102 purposes 47 18 103 part definitions 47 18 104 unfair or deceptive acts prohibited 47 18 105 repealed 47 18 106 investigations requests for information penalties for noncompliance. Consumer laws include statutes that protect consumers from unscrupulous business practices and the forces of the marketplace in general and many business real estate and criminal laws are intended to protect consumers as well such as homestead protection laws and prohibitions on telemarketing fraud tennessee consumer laws prohibit and criminalize identity theft and pyramid schemes while