(a) A violation of this part or any rule lawfully promulgated under this part is a Class B misdemeanor.(b) In addition to the penalty set forth in subsection (a):(1) The state fire marshal shall, upon receipt of the first violation, send a written notice of violation which shall include the possible actions that may be taken in response to any second or subsequent violation;(2) The state fire marshal may issue the following civil penalties for second or subsequent violations of this part or the rules lawfully promulgated under this part:(A) For a second violation, a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);(B) For a third violation, a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); and(C) For a fourth or subsequent violation, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 381,s 2, eff. 5/8/2015.Acts 1984, ch. 949, § 14; 1989, ch. 591, § 112.
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