Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-8-223: Intentional violators - Penalties

(a) A person who knowingly commits an act that violates § 45-8-222 commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) This section does not apply to an act committed or omitted in good faith in conformity with an order or rule of the commissioner, notwithstanding that order or rule is later amended, rescinded, or repealed, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.

(c) Nothing in this part limits the power of the state to punish a person for an act that constitutes a crime under any statute.