(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to directly or indirectly either charge or receive anything of value for assisting any person in making application to the proper authorities of this state, or any of them, for relief or assistance under any statutes of this state providing for financial assistance to persons over sixty-five (65) years of age.

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 71-2-213

  • Assistance: means either money payments made to or in behalf of aged persons in need, or medical care and treatment, nursing home care, drugs including hospitalization, and outpatient care or any other type of remedial care recognized under state law in behalf of aged persons in need, or any of these, but does not include subdivisions (1)(A)-(1)(D) unless the federal Social Security Act (42 U. See Tennessee Code 71-2-202
  • 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
  • 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) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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