{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-502","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-502","heading":"Gambling - Defenses","body":"(a) A person commits an offense who knowingly engages in gambling.\n(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that a person reasonably and in good faith relied upon the representations of a gambling promoter that a gambling activity was lawful because it was an authorized annual event pursuant to title 3, chapter 17. It is not an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that a person engaged in a gambling activity that was not an authorized type of lottery game pursuant to title 3, chapter 17.\n(c) The offense of gambling is a Class C misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"37a8c20bd3d3b7af5d19383ae8a69f2dda20d24694ba683e9c14f00a80a8b103","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-501","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}