Tennessee § 70-6-103 - Penalties for violation of title.
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§ 70-6-103. Penalties for violation of title.
The violation of any of the provisions of § 70-1-206, § 70-1-302(a) and (b), § 70-1-304(1), (2) and (4), § 70-1-305, § 70-1-306(c)-(h), § 70-1-307, § 70-1-308(a), § 70-2-206, chapter 3 of this title, § 70-4-105 or § 70-5-103, is a Class C misdemeanor. The violation of any provisions of this title for which a penalty has not been expressly provided is a Class C misdemeanor, and in case of a corporation, every participating officer or agent, or both, of the corporation shall be guilty and punished as stated in this section. Acts 1937, ch. 84, § 87-B, as added by Acts 1941, ch. 127, § 11; 1943, ch. 76, § 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 5178.106; Acts 1951, ch. 115, § 71 (Williams, §§ 5176.87b, 5178.100); modified; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 42, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 51-703; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Violations indictable without prosecutor, § 40-13-104 .
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