# Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-108: Prohibited activities - Penalties

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-108

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-108
- **Heading:** Prohibited activities - Penalties
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 7 / Chapter 59 / Section 7-59-108

## Text

(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to make or use any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable television system for the purpose of enabling such person, firm, or corporation, or others, to receive or use any television signal, radio signal, picture, program or sound, without payment to the owner of the system. (b) It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the franchise owner, to willfully transfer with, remove, or injure in any manner, cables, wires, or equipment used for the distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound. (c) Any person who willfully violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to licensed and certified electrical contractors while performing usual and ordinary service in accordance with recognized standards. Acts 1977, ch. 334, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-4308; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to make or use any unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable television system for the purpose of enabling such person, firm, or corporation, or others, to receive or use any television signal, radio signal, picture, program or sound, without payment to the owner of the system.
(b) It is unlawful for any person, without the consent of the franchise owner, to willfully transfer with, remove, or injure in any manner, cables, wires, or equipment used for the distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.
(c) Any person who willfully violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to licensed and certified electrical contractors while performing usual and ordinary service in accordance with recognized standards.
Acts 1977, ch. 334, § 8; T.C.A., § 6-4308; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-102 Part definitions - Franchise licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-103 Above and below ground cables - Permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-104 Relocation of cables and apparatus - Damage to public property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-105 Damage to private property - Underground installation on private property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-106 Fees payable by companies operating under grandfather clauses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-107 Customer complaints - Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-107.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-201 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-203 More favorable terms prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-206 Existing franchises](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-206.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-207 Renewal of franchises](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-207.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-208 Franchise requests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-208.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-59-301 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T7_C59_S7-59-301.md)

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