Offense of conducting more than one annual event

(a) It is an offense for any person to knowingly conduct more than one (1) annual event for the benefit of the same nonprofit organization within the twelve-month period beginning July 1 following the application deadline and ending the next June 30. (A) Authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly. See Tennessee Code 39-17-601Benefit: means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain, enhancement or advantage, including benefit to any other person in whose welfare the beneficiary is interested. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106(b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that the maximum fine shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per event in excess of the authorized annual event.