Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-802: Recovery of penalties - Imprisonment for failure to pay penalties

(a) Every penalty fixed in this title, unless otherwise provided for, shall be sued for and recovered in the name of the state by the district attorney general of the district in which the delinquency occurs, and shall be paid into the state treasury.

(b) Nonpayment of the penalties is a Class C misdemeanor.