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

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class D felony2 to 12 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-608

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation or its successor. See Tennessee Code 39-17-601
  • Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Make a material false statement in any application to the corporation for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities; or
(2) Make a material false entry in any book or record which is compiled for the corporation, maintained for the corporation, or submitted to the corporation.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class D felony; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or the dollar amount of the false entry or statement, whichever is greater.
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