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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-103 | Fines and penalties |
(a) The punishment for contempt may be by fine or by imprisonment, or both.(b) Where not otherwise specially provided, the circuit, chancery, and appellate courts are limited to a fine + See moreof fifty dollars ($50.00), and imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days, and, except as provided in § 29-9-108, all other courts are limited to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00).
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$0 - $50
+ See moremay be by fine or by imprisonment, or both. |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-104 | Omissions |
(a) If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which it is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until + See moresuch person performs it.(b) The person or if same be a corporation, then such person or corporation can be separately fined, as authorized by law, for each day it is in contempt until it performs the act or pays the damages ordered by the court.
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the person may be imprisoned . . . [or] separately fined, as authorized by law, for each day it is in contempt + See moreuntil it performs the act or pays the damages ordered by the court.
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-105 | Prohibited acts; performance |
If the contempt consists in the performance of a forbidden act, the person may be imprisoned until the act is rectified by placing matters and person in status quo, or + See moreby the payment of damages.
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the person may be imprisoned until the act is rectified by placing matters and person in status quo, or by the payment + See moreof damages
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-106 | Bail |
Upon an attachment to answer for a contempt, except in not performing a decree, the officer executing the process shall take bail from the defendant as in other cases.(b)(1) The + See morecourt ordering the attachment shall specify the penalty of such appearance bond.(2) If the penalty is not fixed by the court, it shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
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$0 - $250
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-108 | Local ordinances or environmental violations; failure to oppose | (2) The punishment for contempt in each such case is limited to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) and imprisonment not exceeding five (5) days for each violation. |
$0 - $10
+ See moreand imprisonment not exceeding five (5) days for each violation |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-101(b)(1)(A) | Assault - Police Officer/Health Care Provider |
Assault is a Class A misdemeanor unless the offense is committed under subdivision (a)(3), in which event assault is a Class B misdemeanor; provided, that, if the offense is committed + See moreagainst a law enforcement officer or a health care provider acting in the discharge of the providers duty, then the maximum fine shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000).
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$0 - $5000
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-102(e)(1) | Aggravated Assault - Law Enforcement Officer |
However, the maximum fine shall be fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for an offense under subdivision (a)(1)(A), subdivision (a)(1)(B), subsection (c), or subsection (d) committed against any of the following persons + See morewho are discharging or attempting to discharge their official duties:(i) Law enforcement officer;
(ii) Firefighter;
(iii) Medical fire responder;
(iv) Paramedic;
(v) Emergency medical technician;
(vi) Health care provider; or
(vii) Any other first responder.
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$0 - $15000
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-109(e)(2) | Criminal Exposure of Another to HBV or HCV - Restitution |
Criminal exposure of another to HBV or HCV is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), restitution to the victim or + See morevictims, or both a fine and restitution. The clerk shall transmit all money collected from a fine imposed for a violation of this section to the criminal injuries compensation fund created pursuant to § 40-24-107. In addition, a victim of criminal exposure HBV or HCV may maintain an action for the expenses and the actual loss of service resulting from such exposure.
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111(c)(5) | Domestic Assault - Additional Fee |
In addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for a violation of this section, if, as determined by the court, the defendant possesses the ability to pay a + See morefine in an amount not in excess of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), then the court shall impose a fine at the level of the defendant's ability to pay, but not in excess of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225). The additional fine shall be paid to the clerk of the court imposing sentence, who shall transfer it to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fine to the general fund. All fines so credited to the general fund shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the exclusive purpose of funding family violence shelters and shelter services. This appropriation shall be in addition to any amount appropriated pursuant to § 67-4-411
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$0 - $225
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-517(d)(1) | Public Indecency - First or Second Offense | A first or second offense is a Class B misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) unless otherwise specified under subdivision (d)(3); |
$500
unless otherwise specified under subdivision (d)(3) |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-517(d)(2) | Public Indecency - Subsequent Offense |
Unless subdivision (d)(3) applies, a third or subsequent offense is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or confinement for not more + See morethan eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days, or both;
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$1500
or confinement for not more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days, or both
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1606(a) | Violation of Children's Act for Clean Indoor Air |
An institution violating this part or failing to take reasonable measures to enforce this part commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine not to exceed five hundred + See moredollars ($500).
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$0 - $500
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-505(b) | Aggravated Criminal Littering |
Aggravated criminal littering is a Class A misdemeanor; provided: (1) If the amount of litter exceeds one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) in weight or thirty (30) cubic feet in volume, + See morethen the defendant is subject to imprisonment as provided by law or a fine not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), nor more than four thousand dollars ($4,000), or both
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$2500 - $4000
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-503 | Mitigated Criminal Littering | Mitigated criminal littering is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) and as provided in subsections (c) and (d). |
$50
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-655(b)(1) | Annual Charitable Gaming Events - Failure to Account |
A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the greater of:(A) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); or
(B) The amount of gross + See moreproceeds derived from the annual event.
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Maximum fine is the greater of $25,000 or the amount of gross proceeds derived
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-655(b)(2) | Annual Charitable Gaming Events - Failure to Timely File Account |
A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class C misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the lesser of:(A) Five thousand dollars ($5,000); or
(B) The amount of gross + See moreproceeds derived from the annual event.
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Maximum fine is the greater of $5,000 or the amount of gross proceeds derived
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Misdemeanor | No | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-655(b)(3) | Annual Charitable Gaming Events - Material False Statements | A violation of subdivision (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). | $0 - $50000 | Misdemeanor | No | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-655(b)(4) | Annual Charitable Gaming Events - Material False Entry |
A violation of subdivision (a)(4) is a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the greater of:(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or
(B) The dollar amount of + See morethe false entry or statement.
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Maximum fine is the greater of $50,000 or the dollar amount of the false entry
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Misdemeanor | No | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-704 | Tools to Divert Funds Electronically | A violation of subsection (b) is a Class E felony punishable by a fine only up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). |
$0 - $100000
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Felony | No | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-654(a) | Annual Charitable Gaming Events - Gambling Promotion |
(1) It is an offense for any person to knowingly engage in gambling promotion under the pretense of conducting an annual event.(2) A violation of this subsection (a) is a + See moreClass E felony; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the greater of:
(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or
(B) The amount of gross proceeds derived from the gambling activity.
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Maximum fine is the greater of $50,000 or the dollar amount of the false entry
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