{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-5-403","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-5-403","heading":"Violations","body":"(a) If a utility: (1) As defined in § 65-5-401(2)(A) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility; (2) As described in § 65-5-401(2)(B) or (2)(D) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility; and (3) As described in § 65-5-401(C) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the Tennessee public utility commission shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility. (b) A utility may receive sanctions from only one (1) of the entities listed in subsection (a) that is authorized to order sanctions. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 29, eff. 7/1/2023. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1129, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.\n(a) If a utility: (1) As defined in § 65-5-401(2)(A) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility; (2) As described in § 65-5-401(2)(B) or (2)(D) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility; and (3) As described in § 65-5-401(C) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the Tennessee public utility commission shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility.\n(1) As defined in § 65-5-401(2)(A) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility;\n(2) As described in § 65-5-401(2)(B) or (2)(D) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller's designee, shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility; and\n(3) As described in § 65-5-401(C) , fails to comply with § 65-5-402 , then the Tennessee public utility commission shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility.\n(b) A utility may receive sanctions from only one (1) of the entities listed in subsection (a) that is authorized to order sanctions.","path":["TN Code","Title 65","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"71027cf25a33b35b181f589d76ddc124f0175b9e697889bdc69d8446398a78c9","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-5-402","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-6-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}