Tennessee § 50-1-205 - Penalty.
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§ 50-1-205. Penalty.
Any person, firm, corporation or association of any kind violating any of the provisions of this part commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each day that any person, firm, corporation or association of any kind remains in violation of this part is deemed to be a separate and distinct offense, punishable in accordance with this section. Acts 1947, ch. 36, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 11366.6 (Williams, § 11412.12); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-212; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111; T.C.A. § 50-1-204 ; Acts 2011, ch. 178, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Former § 50-1-204 was transferred to this section by Acts 2011, ch. 178, § 1, effective May 5, 2011. Acts 2011, ch. 178, § 3, provided that the act, which transferred former § 50-1-204 to this section, shall apply to agreements entered into on or after May 5, 2011. For the preamble to the act concerning the state of Tennessee being a right to work state, please refer to Acts 2011, ch. 178. Cross-References. Penalty for a Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Law Reviews. Labor Law — 1961 Tennessee Survey (Paul H. Sanders), 14 Vand. L. Rev. 1317 (1961).
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