(a) It is unlawful for any utility district organized under this chapter, the Utility District Law of 1937, or under any other public or private act, to discriminate on account of race in providing utility services or in laying out the services that they are to provide.

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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(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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