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Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-17-655

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) It is an offense for any person to knowingly:

(1) Fail to file a financial accounting for an annual event as required pursuant to § 3-17-106;

(2) Fail to timely file a financial accounting for an annual event as required pursuant to § 3-17-106;

(3) Make a material false statement in any application, affidavit or statement made to the secretary of state in an application for an annual event; or

(4) Make a material false entry or statement in a financial accounting that is compiled for an annual event or that is submitted to the secretary of state for an annual event.

(b)(1) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the greater of:

(A) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); or

(B) The amount of gross proceeds derived from the annual event.

(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class C misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the lesser of:

(A) Five thousand dollars ($5,000); or

(B) The amount of gross proceeds derived from the annual event.

(3) A violation of subdivision (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(4) A violation of subdivision (a)(4) is a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be the greater of:

(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or

(B) The dollar amount of the false entry or statement.

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