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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-215-120

Criminal penalties

Known as the Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Act

The act spans §§ 68-215-101 to 68-215-204 (34 sections).

Acts 1988, ch. 984, § 22; T.C.A., § 68-53-120; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 2004, ch. 925, § 9; 2005, ch. 283, § 8; 2008, ch. 794, § 13.

(1) Any person violating, failing to, neglecting to, or refusing to comply with any of § 68-215-104, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day upon which such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(2) Any person who knowingly tampers with or disables a release detection or prevention device associated with an underground storage tank, or who knowingly causes or allows a release of petroleum into the environment in violation of this chapter, rules, regulations or orders of the commissioner or board commits a Class E felony; provided, however, that, if such release results in an expenditure for cleanup by any other person or from the fund, the offense shall be graded for such expenditure in the same manner as theft under § 39-14-105(a)(2)-(5).

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.