Tennessee § 56-15-115 - Noncompliance with chapter — Penalty.
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§ 56-15-115. Noncompliance with chapter — Penalty.
A company that fails to comply with §§ 56-15-102 — 56-15-107 and 56-15-112 — 56-15-114 , shall forfeit to the state, for every failure, not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), to be recovered by suit in the name of the state of Tennessee, in the same courts in which suit may be brought against the company under this chapter, and the failure shall not affect the validity of any contract entered into by the company. Acts 1895, ch. 175, § 8; Shan., § 2221; Code 1932, § 3953; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-1415.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-15-115 ("Noncompliance with chapter — Penalty.") 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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