Tennessee § 65-3-119 - Penalties generally.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-3-119 — Penalties generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-3-119. Penalties generally.
It is the duty of the district attorneys general to bring suit in the name of the state on the relation of the department of transportation, in any court having jurisdiction thereof, to recover any penalty imposed by this chapter and chapter 5 of this title. If any company, corporation or lessee knowingly violates this chapter or chapter 5 of this title, or does any act prohibited therein, or fails or refuses to perform any duty required by the department of transportation pursuant to this chapter or chapter 5 of this title for which a penalty has not therein been provided, for each and every such act of violation it shall pay to the state of Tennessee a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). All penalties provided for in this chapter or chapter 5 of this title shall be recovered, and suit thereon shall be brought, in the name of the state of Tennessee. All penalties and fines recovered shall be paid into the state treasury. Acts 1897, ch. 10, §§ 20, 25, 26; Shan., §§ 3059a46, 3059a55, 3059a59, 3059a60; Code 1932, §§ 5422, 5431, 5435, 5436; modified; Acts 1980, ch. 760, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-321 — 65-324; Acts 1991, ch. 138, § 2; 1995, ch. 305, § 10. Cross-References. District attorneys general to prosecute all suits, § 65-3-120 .
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-3-119 cover?
Section 65-3-119 ("Penalties generally.") 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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