# Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-103: Relation of chapter to treaty or statute

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-103
- **Heading:** Relation of chapter to treaty or statute
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 47 / Chapter 7 / Section 47-7-103

## Text

(a) This chapter is subject to any treaty or statute of the United States or regulatory statute of this state to the extent the treaty, statute, or regulatory statute is applicable. (b) This chapter does not modify or repeal any law prescribing the form or content of a document of title or the services or facilities to be afforded by a bailee, or otherwise regulating a bailee's business in respects not specifically treated in this chapter. However, violation of such a law does not affect the status of a document of title that otherwise is within the definition of a document of title. (c) This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, compiled in 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act, codified in 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103(b) of that act, codified in 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b) . (d) To the extent there is a conflict between this chapter and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), compiled chapter 10, part 1 of this title, this chapter governs. Acts 2008, ch. 814, § 1.
(a) This chapter is subject to any treaty or statute of the United States or regulatory statute of this state to the extent the treaty, statute, or regulatory statute is applicable.
(b) This chapter does not modify or repeal any law prescribing the form or content of a document of title or the services or facilities to be afforded by a bailee, or otherwise regulating a bailee's business in respects not specifically treated in this chapter. However, violation of such a law does not affect the status of a document of title that otherwise is within the definition of a document of title.
(c) This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, compiled in 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act, codified in 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103(b) of that act, codified in 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b) .
(d) To the extent there is a conflict between this chapter and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), compiled chapter 10, part 1 of this title, this chapter governs.
Acts 2008, ch. 814, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-103 Relation of chapter to treaty or statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-104 Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-105 Reissuance in alternative medium](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-106 Control of electronic document of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-201 Person that may issue a warehouse receipt - Storage under bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-202 Form of warehouse receipt - Effect of omission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-202.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-204 Duty of care - Contractual limitation of warehouse's liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-204.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-205 Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-205.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-206 Termination of storage at warehouse's option](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-206.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-207 Goods must be kept separate - Fungible goods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-207.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-7-208 Altered warehouse receipts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T47_C7_S47-7-208.md)

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