Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-607 (2026)

Fraud

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(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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: State v. Majors, 318 S.W.3d 850 (Tenn. 2010).

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State v. Majors, 318 S.W.3d 850 (Tenn. 2010). “§ 39-17-607 (2006). Indeed, in the section immediately following the provision at issue in this case, the Code prohibits the intentional destruction or concealment of a “governmental record,” a term expressly defined elsewhere.”

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