TCA 57-4-203
Prohibited practices – Hours of sale – Authority of commission – Penalties
MISDEMEANOR BClass B Misdemeanor
Sentence enhancement may apply
What does this charge mean?
Prohibited practices – Hours of sale – Authority of commission – Penalties — Class B misdemeanor. Up to 6 months in jail and $500 fine. Penalty may be enhanced for prior offenses or aggravating factors.
Penalty Details
ClassificationClass B Misdemeanor
Maximum Jail6 months
Maximum Fine$500
Penalty SummaryClass B misdemeanor; 6 months; fine up to $500
Enhancement NotesBase: Class B misdemeanor. Enhanced to: Class E felony, Class E felony
(a)Exterior Signs. (i) Operates a permanent catering hall on an exclusive basis or restaurant. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Club: means a nonprofit association organized and existing under the laws of this state, which has been in existence and operating as a nonprofit association for at least two (2) years prior to the application for a license hereunder, having at least one hundred (100) members regularly paying dues, organized and operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation and other nonprofit purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any shareholder or member. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Commercial airline: includes any airline operating in interstate commerce under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the appropriate federal or state agency, or under an exemption from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity but otherwise regulated by an appropriate federal or state agency, with adequate facilities and equipment for serving passengers, on regular schedules, or charter trips, while moving through any county of the state, but not while any such commercial airline is stopped in a county or municipality that has not legalized such sales. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Commercial airline travel club: means an organization established and operated by or for a commercial airline as defined in this section for the convenience and comfort of airline passengers. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Commission: means the alcoholic beverage commission, created pursuant to chapter 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Convention center: means a facility possessing each of the following characteristics: (i) Owned by the state, municipal and/or county government, or a nonprofit, tax exempt, charitable organization that operates a symphony orchestra, and leased or operated by that government or by a nonprofit charitable corporation established to operate such facility. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.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.Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCCEscrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.facility: includes any location within the property designated by the licensee. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Insane: includes all persons of unsound mind. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105License: means the license issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Licensee: means any person to whom such license has been issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Limited service restaurant: means a facility possessing each of the following characteristics: (A) Is a public place which has a seating capacity for at least forty (40) patrons and that is kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place where during regular hours of operation:(i) Alcoholic beverages, beer or wine are served to patrons. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Municipality: means an incorporated town or city having a population of: (i) Seven hundred (700) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or a subsequent federal census. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105premier type tourist resort: means : (A)(i) A commercially operated facility that: (a) Was established in 1962. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Restaurant: means any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place where meals are served and where meals are actually and regularly served, without sleeping accommodations, such place being provided with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and seating capacity of at least forty (40) people at tables, having employed therein a sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and serve suitable food for its guests. See Tennessee Code 57-4-102Retailer: means any person who sells at retail any beverage for the sale of which a license is required under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101Special occasion license: means a license which the commission may issue to a bona fide charitable, nonprofit or politica
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Quick Facts
MISDEMEANOR B
TCA Section57-4-203
Max Jail6 months
Max Fine$500