(a) Any person failing to file a return, as required by § 67-2-107, or any person violating any rule or regulation that may be promulgated by the commissioner under the authority vested in the commissioner in this chapter, commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
class E felony1 to 6 yearsup to $3,000
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-2-121

(b) The making of a false return with intent to defeat the tax constitutes a Class E felony.