Tennessee § 8-50-505 - Enforcement powers.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-50-505 — Enforcement powers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-50-505. Enforcement powers.
The ethics commission has the jurisdiction to administer and enforce the provisions of this part concerning disclosure statements of conflicts of interest. This enforcement power includes the full range of powers and penalties and procedures established in title 3, chapter 6. It is the intent of the general assembly that the sanctions provided in this section are the civil penalties enacted into law by § 3-6-205. Acts 1972, ch. 843, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-4129; Acts 1989, ch. 585, § 29; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1990, ch. 943, §§ 1, 2; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 40; 2009, ch. 556, § 25. Compiler's Notes. For codification of Acts 1989, ch. 585, see the Session Law Disposition Table. Acts 2006, ch. 1, § 1 of the extraordinary session of the 104th general assembly provided that the act is and may be cited as the “Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006.” Cross-References. Bureau of ethics and campaign finance, title 4, ch. 55. Attorney General Opinions. Failure to file conflict of interest disclosure report, OAG 97-134, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 167 (9/29/97).
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Section 8-50-505 ("Enforcement powers.") 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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