Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 47-25-1222 - Violations - Penalties - Injunctions(a) Any invention developer who willfully violates any provision of this part, or willfully enters an invention development contract which omits any duty or disclosure required by this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor.(b) Any circuit or chancery court of this state has jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin the violation of any of the provisions of this part relating to invention development services and contracts for such services.(c) The duty to institute actions for violation of such provisions of this part, including proceedings to restrain and enjoin such violations, is hereby vested in the attorney general and reporter, district attorneys general, and city attorneys. The attorney general and reporter, any district attorney general, or any city attorney may prosecute misdemeanor actions or institute equity proceedings or both.(d) This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the enforcement by any person of any right provided by this or any other law.Acts 1977, ch. 436, § 18; T.C.A., § 47-20-122; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.