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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-3-405

Violation of standard or regulation — Nonserious violation — Willful or repeat violations — Penalties

Known as the Occupational Safety and Health Act

The act spans §§ 50-3-1001 to 50-3-920 (95 sections).

Acts 1974, ch. 585, § 34; T.C.A., §§ 50-534, 50-535; Acts 1991, ch. 170, §§ 3, 4.

(1) Any employer who has received a citation for a violation of this chapter or standard or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and the violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each violation.

(2) Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of this chapter or standard or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter may be assessed a penalty of up to seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for each violation.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.