Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-8-102

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Any state, county, or municipal officer violating this chapter, or knowingly permitting any provision of such chapter to be violated, commits a Class C misdemeanor. In addition to such penalty, injunctive relief may be had against a violator of this chapter by petition addressed to the chancellor of the judicial district in which such violation is alleged to have taken place.