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Ex. DUT-TN-007 Standing duty Primary source read

Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-120

Penalties

Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute) · Tennessee (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tennessee Emergency Management Act, Tenn. Code Ann. title 58, ch. 2, pt. 1
Effective
standing
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Standing duty
Addressees
  • persons generally, including businesses and their representatives ('person' includes an entity organized under the laws of this State, sec. 58-2-101 as summarized on the page)
Character
order penalty
Collection
Standing duties: Tennessee DUT-TN

Operative words

In the event of an emergency declared pursuant to this chapter, any person or representative thereof violating any order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

Penalty

Class A misdemeanor (up to eleven months and twenty-nine days and a fine of up to $2,500 under sec. 40-35-111 as summarized on the page)

What it required

Made obedience to every executive order, rule and regulation issued under title 58, chapter 2 during the declared emergency a legal duty of 'any person or representative thereof,' enforced by a Class A misdemeanor; Executive Order No. 77 declared county face-covering orders issued under the Governor's delegation to be orders 'for purposes of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-2-120' (Ex. TN-031, Section C, para. 6).

Retrieval note

Text read in the saved exhibit (LawServer mirror, 'current as of 2024').