(a) The failure of any person, firm, corporation, joint-stock company, syndicate or association required to pay the state privilege taxes levied hereby, to preserve the invoices or memoranda required by § 57-5-206, or to permit the inspection and examination of such containers, packages, or articles used as the measure of the tax, and/or invoices, books, papers and memoranda at the request of the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized agent, representative or employee, or the failure of any such person to make or furnish any report which the commissioner is authorized to require when demanded by the commissioner, is a violation hereof.

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
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-5-207

  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any person, firm, corporation, joint-stock company, syndicate or association violating this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
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