§ 66-29-174 — Civil penalty for evasion or failure to perform duty - Civil penalty for making fraudulent report

(a) If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this part, or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this part, the treasurer may assess against the holder a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount or value of any property for which the holder had a duty or obligation to report, pay, or deliver under this part. (b) If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this part, the treasurer may assess against the holder a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day from the date the fraudulent report was filed until a true and correct report is filed, up to a cumulative maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount or value of any property for which the holder had duty to report.

Legislative History

Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 457, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.