(a) A person who knowingly commits an act that violates § 45-8-222 commits a Class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-8-223

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-8-203
  • Good faith: means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Order: includes an approval, authorization, consent, exemption, denial, prohibition, or other official act taken by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 45-8-203
  • Person: includes an individual, proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, trust, business trust, syndicate, association, joint stock company, corporation, cooperative, government, agency of a government, or any other entity or organization. See Tennessee Code 45-8-203
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 45-8-203
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) This section does not apply to an act committed or omitted in good faith in conformity with an order or rule of the commissioner, notwithstanding that order or rule is later amended, rescinded, or repealed, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.
(c) Nothing in this part limits the power of the state to punish a person for an act that constitutes a crime under any statute.
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