It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person having a certificate of registration to:

(1) Use such certificate for the purpose of purchasing tangible personal property subject to the tax herein levied except for resale, unless authorized so to do by other provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or

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 67-6-607

  • Person: includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, any governmental agency whose services are essentially a private commercial concern, or other group or combination acting as a unit, in the plural as well as the singular number. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Resale: means a subsequent, bona fide sale of the property, services, or taxable item by the purchaser. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Tangible personal property: includes electricity, water, gas, steam, and prewritten computer software. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Use: means and includes the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal property incident to the ownership thereof, except that it does not include the sale at retail of that property in the regular course of business. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
(2) Use or consume any tangible personal property purchased or otherwise acquired under the certificate of registration and subject to the privilege taxes herein levied, without paying the privilege taxes.
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