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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-135-110

Penalty for violation

Acts 1961, ch. 118, § 8; 1965, ch. 108, § 10; T.C.A., § 53-3610; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112; T.C.A., § 68-26-110; Acts 2015, ch. 381, § 6.

(1) A violation of any provision of this part is a Class B misdemeanor.

(2) In addition to the penalty set forth in subsection (a): The state fire marshal shall, upon receipt of the first violation, send a written notice of violation which shall include the possible actions that may be taken in response to any second or subsequent violation;

(3) The state fire marshal may issue the following civil penalties for second or subsequent violations of this part or the rules lawfully promulgated under this part: For a second violation, a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);

(4) For a third violation, a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); and

(5) For a fourth or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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.