39-17-608 - False statements in applications or records. - Tennessee Statutes

39-17-608. False statements in applications or records.

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

     (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.

[Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 8.]