Collection of penalty

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-1318, under Classification and Assessment — Utilities and Carriers.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-1318

It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter, upon the request of the comptroller of the treasury, to sue for and collect the penalty provided for in § 67-5-1317 before any court of competent jurisdiction in the same manner as any other debt, penalty, or forfeiture is now collected by law.