(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 the needy blind.(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.Acts 1937, ch. 118, § 1; 1941, ch. 41, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 4765.78 (Williams, § 4765.37); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-521, 14-13-114; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
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