43-19-215 - Extortion a misdemeanor.
43-19-215. Extortion a misdemeanor.
Any warehouse keeper who charges more than is allowed in § 43-19-214 commits a Class C misdemeanor, and is also liable to a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) to the planter or person overcharged, recoverable before any judge of a court of general sessions.
[Acts 1870-1871, ch. 65, § 21; Shan., § 3400; Code 1932, § 6499; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 43-2124; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]