Section 68-120-205 - Enforcement of part - Date for compliance - Waivers as to particular buildings and provisions(a) The responsible authority shall be responsible for the enforcement of this part as to any public building.(b) Any unauthorized deviation from these standards and specifications shall be rectified by full compliance within one hundred twenty (120) days after discovery of the deviation. The failure thereafter to so rectify is a Class C misdemeanor for each day of noncompliance; except that in cases of practical difficulty, unnecessary hardship, or extreme difference, the responsible authority may grant exceptions from the requirements of this part, but only when it is clearly evident that equivalent facilitation and protection are thereby secured. No penalty or fine shall be assessed against the federal, state, or local government on account of noncompliance with these provisions.(c) This part applies to temporary or emergency constructions as well as permanent buildings.Acts 1970, ch. 484, § 5; 1974, ch. 545, § 3; 1976, ch. 750, § 1; T.C.A., § 53-2548; Acts 1983, ch. 372, § 4; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A., § 68-18-205.