39-17-607 - Fraud. - Tennessee Statutes

39-17-607. Fraud.

(a)  It is an offense for any person to falsely make, alter, forge, pass or counterfeit a state lottery ticket with the intent to defraud.

(b)  It is an offense for any person to knowingly influence, or attempt to influence, the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery equipment or materials.

(c)  (1)  A violation of subsection (a) is a Class D felony; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

     (2)  A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C felony; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

[Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 8.]