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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
+ See moreonly if the penalty is not fixed by the court |
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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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Misdemeanor | No | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-101(b)(2) | Assault - Domestic Abuse |
In addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for a violation of this section, if the relationship between the defendant and the victim of the assault is such + See morethat the victim is a domestic abuse victim as defined in § 36-3-601, and if, as determined by the court, the defendant possesses the ability to pay a fine in an amount not in excess of two hundred dollars ($200), then the court shall impose a fine at the level of the defendant's ability to pay, but not in excess of two hundred dollars ($200). 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. Such appropriation shall be in addition to any amount appropriated pursuant to § 67-4-411.
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$0 - $200
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In addition to the regular assault fine |
Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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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. § 39-13-102(e)(2) | Aggravated Assault - Domestic Abuse |
In addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for a violation of this section, if the relationship between the defendant and the victim of the assault is such + See morethat the victim is a domestic abuse victim as defined in § 36-3-601, and if, as determined by the court, the defendant possesses the ability to pay a fine in an amount not in excess of two hundred dollars ($200), then the court shall impose a fine at the level of the defendant's ability to pay, but not in excess of two hundred dollars ($200). 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. Such appropriation shall be in addition to any amount appropriated pursuant to § 67-4-411.
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$0 - $200
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In addition to the regular assault fine |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-102(e)(3) | Aggravated Assault - Restitution |
In addition to any other punishment authorized by this section, the court shall order a person convicted of aggravated assault under the circumstances set out in this subdivision (e)(3) to + See morepay restitution to the victim of the offense. Additionally, the judge shall order the warden, chief operating officer, or workhouse administrator to deduct fifty percent (50%) of the restitution ordered from the inmate's commissary account or any other account or fund established by or for the benefit of the inmate while incarcerated. The judge may authorize the deduction of up to one hundred percent (100%) of the restitution ordered.(B) Subdivision (e)(3)(A) applies if:
(i) The victim of the aggravated assault is a correctional officer, guard, jailer, or other full-time employee of a penal institution, local jail, or workhouse;
(ii) The offense occurred while the victim was in the discharge of official duties and within the victim's scope of employment; and
(iii) The person committing the assault was at the time of the offense, and at the time of the conviction, serving a sentence of incarceration in a public or private penal institution as defined in § 39-16-601.
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-103(b)(4) | Reckless Endangerment - Additional Fee |
In addition to the penalty authorized by this subsection (b), the court shall assess a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) to be collected as provided in § 55-10-412(b) and distributed + See moreas provided in § 55-10-412(c).
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$50
In addition to regular fee |
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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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Misdemeanor | No | Court | N/A | |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111(c)(2) | Domestic Assault - Second Conviction |
A second conviction for domestic assault committed in a manner prohibited by § 39-13-101(a)(1) is punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more + See morethan three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500), and by confinement in the county jail or workhouse for not less than thirty (30) consecutive days, nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days.
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$350 - $3500
and by confinement in the county jail or workhouse for not less than thirty (30) consecutive days, nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111(c)(3) | Domestic Assault - Third or Subsequent Conviction |
A third or subsequent conviction for domestic assault committed in a manner prohibited by § 39-13-101(a)(1), is punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand one hundred dollars + See more($1,100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), and by confinement in the county jail or workhouse for not less than ninety (90) consecutive days, nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days.
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$1100 - $5000
and by confinement in the county jail or workhouse for not less than ninety (90) consecutive days, nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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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. § 39-13-115(e) | Aggravated Vehicular Assault |
A violation of this section is a Class C felony, and there shall additionally be imposed a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen + See morethousand dollars ($15,000).
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$5000 - $15000
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Felony | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-315(B)(2) | Advertising Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor | In addition to any authorized period of incarceration, advertising commercial sexual abuse of a minor is punishable by a minimum fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). |
$10000 - $0
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-509(c) | Sexual Contact with a Minor by an Authority Figure | Sexual contact by an authority figure is a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). |
$1000 - $0
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-513 | Prostitution - Near a Schoolhouse |
A person convicted of prostitution within one and one-half (1 ½ ) miles of a school shall, in addition to any other authorized punishment, be sentenced to at least seven + See more(7) days of incarceration and be fined at least one thousand dollars ($1,000).
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$1000 - $0
+ See moreand at least seven (7) days of incarceration |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-514(a)(3) | Patronizing Prostitution - Near a Schoolhouse |
A person convicted of patronizing prostitution within one and one-half (1 ½ ) miles of a school shall, in addition to any other authorized punishment, be sentenced to at least + See moreseven (7) days of incarceration and be fined at least one thousand dollars ($1,000).
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$1000 - $0
+ See moreand at least seven (7) days of incarceration |
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