Tennessee § 12-6-105 - Penalty for failure to distribute acts.
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§ 12-6-105. Penalty for failure to distribute acts.
If the printer or secretary of state fails to perform such printer's or secretary of state's duties, the printer or secretary of state shall forfeit five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered in the name and for the use of the state by the comptroller of the treasury. Moreover, such failure is a Class C misdemeanor, and the comptroller of the treasury shall cause the delinquent to be indicted for the same. The comptroller of the treasury shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same, if the comptroller of the treasury fails to enforce the aforementioned penalties against the printer and secretary of state. Code 1858, §§ 26-28; Shan., §§ 47-49; Code 1932, §§ 75-77; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-605; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-6-105 ("Penalty for failure to distribute acts.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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