2010 Tennessee Code
Title 56 - Insurance
Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance
Part 8 - Penalties
56-1-802 - Recovery of penalties Imprisonment for failure to pay penalties.
56-1-802. Recovery of penalties Imprisonment for failure to pay penalties.
(a) Every penalty fixed in this title, unless otherwise provided for, shall be sued for and recovered in the name of the state by the district attorney general of the district in which the delinquency occurs, and shall be paid into the state treasury.
(b) Nonpayment of the penalties is a Class C misdemeanor.
[Acts 1895, ch. 160, § 37; Shan., § 3322; Code 1932, § 6151; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed), § 56-140; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Tennessee may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
