Tennessee Code Title 47. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 47-18-5533

(a) The administrator may enforce this part and rules adopted under this part by taking one (1) or more of the following actions:

(b) Subject to adjustment of the dollar amount pursuant to § 47-18-5532(f), if a person violates or knowingly authorizes, directs or aids in the violation of a final order issued under subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2), the administrator may impose a civil penalty not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for each violation.

(c) The administrator may maintain an action to enforce this part in any county.

(d) The administrator may recover the reasonable costs of enforcing this part under subsections (a)-(c), including attorney's fees based on the hours reasonably expended and the hourly rates for attorneys of comparable experience in the community.

(e) In determining the amount of a civil penalty to impose under subsection (a) or (b), the administrator shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the good faith of the violator, any previous violations by the violator, the deleterious effect of the violation on the public and any other factor the administrator considers relevant to the determination of the civil penalty.