# Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-101: Agreements in restraint of trade

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-101
- **Heading:** Agreements in restraint of trade
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 47 / Chapter 25 / Section 47-25-101

## Text

All arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations between persons or corporations made with a view to lessen, or which tend to lessen, full and free competition in trade or commerce affecting this state, and all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations between persons or corporations designed or which tend to advance, reduce, or control the price or the cost to the producer or the consumer of any product or service in trade or commerce affecting this state, are declared to be against public policy, unlawful, and void. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 1, eff. 4/23/2024. Acts 1891, ch. 218, § 1; 1903, ch. 140, § 1; Shan., § 3185; Code 1932, § 5880; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 69-101.
All arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations between persons or corporations made with a view to lessen, or which tend to lessen, full and free competition in trade or commerce affecting this state, and all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations between persons or corporations designed or which tend to advance, reduce, or control the price or the cost to the producer or the consumer of any product or service in trade or commerce affecting this state, are declared to be against public policy, unlawful, and void.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 1, eff. 4/23/2024.
Acts 1891, ch. 218, § 1; 1903, ch. 140, § 1; Shan., § 3185; Code 1932, § 5880; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 69-101.

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