Prohibition of racial discrimination

(a) It is unlawful for any utility district organized under this chapter, the Utility District Law of 1937, or under any other public or private act, to discriminate on account of race in providing utility services or in laying out the services that they are to provide. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1973, ch. 281, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-2639; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. (a) It is unlawful for any utility district organized under this chapter, the Utility District Law of 1937, or under any other public or private act, to discriminate on account of race in providing utility services or in laying out the services that they are to provide. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1973, ch. 281, § 1; T.C.A., § 6-2639; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.