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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare
Part 6 - Lottery Sales
§ 39-17-655. Offenses Involving Financial Accounting of an Annual Event

Universal Citation: TN Code § 39-17-655 (2021)
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  1. 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.


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

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

      2. 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:

      1. Five thousand dollars ($5,000); or

      2. 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:

      1. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or

      2. The dollar amount of the false entry or statement.
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