Tennessee § 45-6-218 - Penalties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 45-6-218 — Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-6-218. Penalties.
Every person, firm or corporation, or agents or employees thereof, who knowingly violates any of this part, on conviction, commits a Class A misdemeanor. If the violation is by an owner or major stockholder and/or managing partner of the pawnshop, and the violation is knowingly committed by the owner, major stockholder or managing partner of the pawnshop, then the license of the pawnbroker or pawnbrokers may be suspended or revoked at the discretion of the city or county clerk. Subsection (a) does not apply to violations of § 45-6-212(7) relating to the taking of any article in pawn, pledge or as security under any buy-sell agreement from any person that is known to the pawnbroker to be stolen. Any violation under § 45-6-212(7) shall be prosecuted pursuant to § 39-14-103. Acts 1988, ch. 724, § 18; 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 1996, ch. 675, § 47. Code Commission Notes. The misdemeanor in this section has been designated as a Class A misdemeanor by authority of § 40-35-110 , which provides that an offense designated a misdemeanor without specification as to category is a Class A misdemeanor. See also § 39-11-114 . Cross-References. Classification of offenses, § 40-35-110 . Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Attorney General Opinions. Constitutionality, OAG 89-53, 1989 Tenn. AG LEXIS 41 (4/10/89).
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Section 45-6-218 ("Penalties.") 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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