Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Any weigher, agent, or checkmeasurer, whether employed by operators or miners, who knowingly or willfully adopts or takes more or less pounds for a bushel or ton than is provided by law, or willfully neglects the balancing or examining of the scales or cars, or knowingly and willfully weighs coal with an incorrect scale, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.