47-18-5104 - Violation Unfair or deceptive act or practice Penalties cumulative. - Tennessee Statutes

47-18-5104. Violation Unfair or deceptive act or practice Penalties cumulative.

(a)  Violation of any provision of this part, or any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice under § 47-18-104(a); provided, that no criminal penalty shall be incurred for violation of this part. A civil action for violation of this part may be brought under part 1 of this chapter.

(b)  The remedies and penalties provided in this section are cumulative. Nothing in this part shall preempt any local ordinance prohibiting the same or similar conduct or imposing a more severe penalty for the same conduct prohibited in this part.

[Acts 2002, ch. 807, § 2.]