Tennessee Code Title 3. Legislature § 3-6-306

(i) Fails, without good cause, to timely register or to timely update, correct or otherwise modify the employer's registration statement;

(ii) Fails, without good cause, to timely pay registration fees;

(iii) Fails, without good cause, to timely file the employer disclosure report;

(i) Files information with the commission knowing or having reason to know that the information is inaccurate or incomplete;

(ii) Utilizes the services of a lobbyist knowing or having reason to know that the lobbyist has not registered or that the lobbyist's registration has expired without renewal or has been rejected, suspended or revoked by the ethics commission; or

(iii) Knowingly violates § 3-6-304 or § 3-6-305; provided, that for an initial violation of § 3-6-305, the commission may only assess a civil penalty up to two hundred percent (200%) of the value of any gift or twenty-five dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater;

(i) Fails, without good cause, to timely register or to timely update, correct or otherwise modify the lobbyist's registration statement; or

(ii) Fails, without good cause, to timely pay a registration fee;

(i) Files information with the commission knowing or having reason to know that the information is inaccurate or incomplete;

(ii) Engages in lobbying on behalf of an employer knowing or having reason to know that the employer has not registered or that the lobbyist's registration has expired without renewal or has been rejected, suspended or revoked by the ethics commission; or

(iii) Knowingly violates § 3-6-304 or § 3-6-305; provided, that, for an initial violation of § 3-6-305, the commission may only assess a civil penalty up to two hundred percent (200%) of the value of any gift or twenty-five dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater; and

(B)(i) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(3)(A), no civil penalty shall be imposed by the ethics commission on any staff person or employee of the general assembly or any employee of any executive department or agency or other state body in the executive branch for a violation of this part. The ethics commission shall instead refer the commission's findings and recommendations for appropriate action to the speakers of the senate and of the house of representatives, if the person is a staff person or employee of the general assembly and to the appropriate executive official with supervisory authority over that person if the person is an employee of any executive department or agency or other state body in the executive branch.

(ii) As used in subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i), “staff person” and “employee” shall not be construed to include any person holding any office or position enumerated in § 8-50-501(a).