Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-409 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 10 / Section 55-10-409
Restricted driver license - Ignition interlock device - Geographic restrictions
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any of this part to the contrary, a person whose license has been suspended by the court pursuant to § 55-10-404 is not eligible for, and the court shall not have the authority to grant or order, the issuance of a restricted driver license if, based on the record of the department, the person: (1) Has a prior conviction for the offense of vehicular assault under § 39-13-106 , aggravated vehicular assault under § 39-13-115 , vehicular homicide under § 39-13-213(a)(2) , or aggravated vehicular homicide under § 39-13-218 in this state or a similar offense in another state; or (2) Seriously injured or killed another person in the course of the conduct that resulted in the driver's conviction under § 55-10-401 or a similar offense in another state. A driver who has committed such an offense shall not be eligible for and the court shall not have the authority to grant the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license until such time as the period of suspension mandated by § 55-10-404 has expired, notwithstanding the fact that it may be the driver's first conviction. (b) (1) (A) (i) Except as provided in subsection (a), if a person's motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 or § 55-10-406 , the person may apply to the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence for a restricted driver license. (ii) If the person's present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license subject to such limitations. The court shall have discretion to order additional limitations, including but not limited to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c), on the restricted motor vehicle license. (iii) If the person's violation of § 55-10-406 or present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is not an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). (B) (i) A Tennessee resident, whose operator's license has been revoked because of a conviction in another jurisdiction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, may apply for a restricted license to a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence. The court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). If the person has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction, the court shall be required to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. (ii) If a copy of the judgment of conviction certified by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction accompanies the restricted license application, the court may issue such order allowing the person so convicted to operate a motor vehicle including such restrictions ordered by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction provided such restrictions do not conflict with Tennessee statutes or regulations. (C) A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (b) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 , except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(C). (2) (A) Upon application by a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge of the court may order the issuance of a restricted license in accordance with § 55-50-502(c) allowing the person to operate a motor vehicle for the limited purposes set forth in subdivision (c)(1). (B) If the judge approves the restricted license application of a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge shall also order the person to install and keep a functioning ignition interlock device as a condition of probation if, at the time of the offense: (i) The person was convicted of a violation of § 55-10-401 and had a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or higher or a combination of alcohol in any amount and marijuana, a controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or any substance affecting the central nervous system; (ii) The person was convicted of § 55-10-401 and was accompanied by a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (iii) The person was involved in a traffic accident for which notice to a law enforcement officer is required under § 55-10-107 , and the accident is the proximate result of the person's intoxication; or (iv) The person violated the implied consent law under § 55-10-406 , and has a conviction or juvenile delinquency adjudication for a violation that occurred within five (5) years of the instant implied consent violation, for: (a) Implied consent under § 55-10-406 ; (b) Underage driving while impaired under § 55-10-415 ; (c) The open container law under § 55-10-416 ; (d) Reckless driving under § 55-10-205 , if the charged offense was § 55-10-401 ; (e) Reckless endangerment under § 39-13-103 , if the charged offense was driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 ; or (f) Driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 . (C) A person convicted of § 55-10-401 , who is eligible for a restricted license under subsection (a) and who is not required to have an interlock device pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) or other section, may request the court order the installation and use of an ignition interlock in lieu of geographic restrictions or additional limitations on the restricted license. The person shall pay all costs associated with the device and is not eligible for electronic monitoring indigency fund assistance under § 55-10-419 . (D) A court may also order a person whose license has been suspended pursuant to § 55-10-407 to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock with or without geographic restrictions which shall remain on the vehicle during the entire period of the restricted license. A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subdivision (b)(2)(D) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 . (c) (1) If a court issues an order allowing a person to operate a motor vehicle with geographic restrictions, the court shall specify the necessary time and places of permissible operation of a motor vehicle, for the limited purposes of going to and from: (A) And working at the person's regular place of employment; (B) The office of the person's probation officer or other similar location for the sole purpose of attending a regularly scheduled meeting or other function with the probation officer by a route to be designated by the probation officer; (C) A court-ordered alcohol safety program; (D) A college or university in the case of a student enrolled full time in the college or university; (E) A scheduled interlock monitoring appointment; (F) A court ordered outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program; (G) The person's regular place of worship for regularly scheduled religious services conducted by a bona fide religious institution as defined in [former] § 48-101-502(c) [repealed]; and (H) Medical treatment of the person or an immediate family member or provision of care for the person or an immediate family member suffering from a serious illness. (2) A court order issued under subsection (b) may be presented within ten (10) days after the date of issuance to the department, accompanied by a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) and proof to the satisfaction of the department that a functioning ignition interlock device has been installed and will be maintained on one (1) or more vehicles to be operated by the person for the duration of the restricted license, if such installation and maintenance is required by subdivision (b)(2)(B) or the court's order. If the person has first successfully completed a driver license examination, the department shall forthwith issue a restricted license specifying that such restricted license authorizes the person to operate only noncommercial vehicles equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, if required, and embodying additional limitations imposed by the court upon the person. (3) If the violation resulting in the person's conviction for driving under the influence or the person's violation of § 55-10-406 occurred prior to July 1, 2013, the law in effect when the violation occurred shall govern the person's eligibility for a restricted motor vehicle operator license unless the person petitions the court to consider the person's eligibility under the law in effect when the petition is filed. (d) (1) Unless otherwise prohibited by subsection (a), the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license in accordance with § 55-50-502 to any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 and who has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction. (2) (A) If the court orders the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to this subsection (d), the court shall also order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. The restriction shall be for the entire period of the restricted license. (B) Sections 55-10-417 , 55-10-418 and 55-10-419 shall apply when a person is ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (d). (e) If a person is required by court order issued pursuant to this section, whether issued due to statutory requirement, in the court's discretion, or at the defendant's request, to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, and the offense for which the ignition interlock device is ordered occurs on or after July 1, 2016, the compliance-based provisions of § 55-10-425 shall govern the required periods of continuous operation, default interlock orders, authorized removal of the device, and other enforcement aspects of the court's order set out in § 55-10-425 . Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 964, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 964, s 1, eff. 1/1/2023. Amended by 2016EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 2, eff. 9/19/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1088, s 2, eff. 9/19/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1030, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 888, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 993, s 4, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876, s 8, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 587, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 7/1/2014. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 344, s 9, eff. 5/13/2013. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154, s 9, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1969, ch. 292, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-1048.
(a) Notwithstanding any of this part to the contrary, a person whose license has been suspended by the court pursuant to § 55-10-404 is not eligible for, and the court shall not have the authority to grant or order, the issuance of a restricted driver license if, based on the record of the department, the person: (1) Has a prior conviction for the offense of vehicular assault under § 39-13-106 , aggravated vehicular assault under § 39-13-115 , vehicular homicide under § 39-13-213(a)(2) , or aggravated vehicular homicide under § 39-13-218 in this state or a similar offense in another state; or (2) Seriously injured or killed another person in the course of the conduct that resulted in the driver's conviction under § 55-10-401 or a similar offense in another state. A driver who has committed such an offense shall not be eligible for and the court shall not have the authority to grant the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license until such time as the period of suspension mandated by § 55-10-404 has expired, notwithstanding the fact that it may be the driver's first conviction.
(1) Has a prior conviction for the offense of vehicular assault under § 39-13-106 , aggravated vehicular assault under § 39-13-115 , vehicular homicide under § 39-13-213(a)(2) , or aggravated vehicular homicide under § 39-13-218 in this state or a similar offense in another state; or
(2) Seriously injured or killed another person in the course of the conduct that resulted in the driver's conviction under § 55-10-401 or a similar offense in another state. A driver who has committed such an offense shall not be eligible for and the court shall not have the authority to grant the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license until such time as the period of suspension mandated by § 55-10-404 has expired, notwithstanding the fact that it may be the driver's first conviction.
(b) (1) (A) (i) Except as provided in subsection (a), if a person's motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 or § 55-10-406 , the person may apply to the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence for a restricted driver license. (ii) If the person's present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license subject to such limitations. The court shall have discretion to order additional limitations, including but not limited to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c), on the restricted motor vehicle license. (iii) If the person's violation of § 55-10-406 or present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is not an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). (B) (i) A Tennessee resident, whose operator's license has been revoked because of a conviction in another jurisdiction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, may apply for a restricted license to a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence. The court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). If the person has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction, the court shall be required to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. (ii) If a copy of the judgment of conviction certified by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction accompanies the restricted license application, the court may issue such order allowing the person so convicted to operate a motor vehicle including such restrictions ordered by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction provided such restrictions do not conflict with Tennessee statutes or regulations. (C) A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (b) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 , except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(C). (2) (A) Upon application by a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge of the court may order the issuance of a restricted license in accordance with § 55-50-502(c) allowing the person to operate a motor vehicle for the limited purposes set forth in subdivision (c)(1). (B) If the judge approves the restricted license application of a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge shall also order the person to install and keep a functioning ignition interlock device as a condition of probation if, at the time of the offense: (i) The person was convicted of a violation of § 55-10-401 and had a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or higher or a combination of alcohol in any amount and marijuana, a controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or any substance affecting the central nervous system; (ii) The person was convicted of § 55-10-401 and was accompanied by a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (iii) The person was involved in a traffic accident for which notice to a law enforcement officer is required under § 55-10-107 , and the accident is the proximate result of the person's intoxication; or (iv) The person violated the implied consent law under § 55-10-406 , and has a conviction or juvenile delinquency adjudication for a violation that occurred within five (5) years of the instant implied consent violation, for: (a) Implied consent under § 55-10-406 ; (b) Underage driving while impaired under § 55-10-415 ; (c) The open container law under § 55-10-416 ; (d) Reckless driving under § 55-10-205 , if the charged offense was § 55-10-401 ; (e) Reckless endangerment under § 39-13-103 , if the charged offense was driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 ; or (f) Driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 . (C) A person convicted of § 55-10-401 , who is eligible for a restricted license under subsection (a) and who is not required to have an interlock device pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) or other section, may request the court order the installation and use of an ignition interlock in lieu of geographic restrictions or additional limitations on the restricted license. The person shall pay all costs associated with the device and is not eligible for electronic monitoring indigency fund assistance under § 55-10-419 . (D) A court may also order a person whose license has been suspended pursuant to § 55-10-407 to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock with or without geographic restrictions which shall remain on the vehicle during the entire period of the restricted license. A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subdivision (b)(2)(D) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 .
(1) (A) (i) Except as provided in subsection (a), if a person's motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 or § 55-10-406 , the person may apply to the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence for a restricted driver license. (ii) If the person's present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license subject to such limitations. The court shall have discretion to order additional limitations, including but not limited to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c), on the restricted motor vehicle license. (iii) If the person's violation of § 55-10-406 or present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is not an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). (B) (i) A Tennessee resident, whose operator's license has been revoked because of a conviction in another jurisdiction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, may apply for a restricted license to a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence. The court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). If the person has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction, the court shall be required to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. (ii) If a copy of the judgment of conviction certified by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction accompanies the restricted license application, the court may issue such order allowing the person so convicted to operate a motor vehicle including such restrictions ordered by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction provided such restrictions do not conflict with Tennessee statutes or regulations. (C) A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (b) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 , except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(C).
(A) (i) Except as provided in subsection (a), if a person's motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 or § 55-10-406 , the person may apply to the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence for a restricted driver license. (ii) If the person's present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license subject to such limitations. The court shall have discretion to order additional limitations, including but not limited to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c), on the restricted motor vehicle license. (iii) If the person's violation of § 55-10-406 or present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is not an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c).
(i) Except as provided in subsection (a), if a person's motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 or § 55-10-406 , the person may apply to the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence for a restricted driver license.
(ii) If the person's present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license subject to such limitations. The court shall have discretion to order additional limitations, including but not limited to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c), on the restricted motor vehicle license.
(iii) If the person's violation of § 55-10-406 or present conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant is not an offense for which subdivision (b)(2)(B) requires the court to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, the court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c).
(B) (i) A Tennessee resident, whose operator's license has been revoked because of a conviction in another jurisdiction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, may apply for a restricted license to a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence. The court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). If the person has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction, the court shall be required to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. (ii) If a copy of the judgment of conviction certified by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction accompanies the restricted license application, the court may issue such order allowing the person so convicted to operate a motor vehicle including such restrictions ordered by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction provided such restrictions do not conflict with Tennessee statutes or regulations.
(i) A Tennessee resident, whose operator's license has been revoked because of a conviction in another jurisdiction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, may apply for a restricted license to a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence. The court may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license. The court shall have discretion to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or place additional limitations on the person's restricted license; provided, however, that a restricted license issued pursuant to this subdivision (b)(1)(B)(i) without an ignition interlock requirement shall be subject to geographic restrictions as provided in subsection (c). If the person has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction, the court shall be required to order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device.
(ii) If a copy of the judgment of conviction certified by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction accompanies the restricted license application, the court may issue such order allowing the person so convicted to operate a motor vehicle including such restrictions ordered by the court that tried the case in the other jurisdiction provided such restrictions do not conflict with Tennessee statutes or regulations.
(C) A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (b) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 , except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(C).
(2) (A) Upon application by a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge of the court may order the issuance of a restricted license in accordance with § 55-50-502(c) allowing the person to operate a motor vehicle for the limited purposes set forth in subdivision (c)(1). (B) If the judge approves the restricted license application of a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge shall also order the person to install and keep a functioning ignition interlock device as a condition of probation if, at the time of the offense: (i) The person was convicted of a violation of § 55-10-401 and had a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or higher or a combination of alcohol in any amount and marijuana, a controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or any substance affecting the central nervous system; (ii) The person was convicted of § 55-10-401 and was accompanied by a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (iii) The person was involved in a traffic accident for which notice to a law enforcement officer is required under § 55-10-107 , and the accident is the proximate result of the person's intoxication; or (iv) The person violated the implied consent law under § 55-10-406 , and has a conviction or juvenile delinquency adjudication for a violation that occurred within five (5) years of the instant implied consent violation, for: (a) Implied consent under § 55-10-406 ; (b) Underage driving while impaired under § 55-10-415 ; (c) The open container law under § 55-10-416 ; (d) Reckless driving under § 55-10-205 , if the charged offense was § 55-10-401 ; (e) Reckless endangerment under § 39-13-103 , if the charged offense was driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 ; or (f) Driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 . (C) A person convicted of § 55-10-401 , who is eligible for a restricted license under subsection (a) and who is not required to have an interlock device pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) or other section, may request the court order the installation and use of an ignition interlock in lieu of geographic restrictions or additional limitations on the restricted license. The person shall pay all costs associated with the device and is not eligible for electronic monitoring indigency fund assistance under § 55-10-419 . (D) A court may also order a person whose license has been suspended pursuant to § 55-10-407 to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock with or without geographic restrictions which shall remain on the vehicle during the entire period of the restricted license. A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subdivision (b)(2)(D) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 .
(A) Upon application by a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge of the court may order the issuance of a restricted license in accordance with § 55-50-502(c) allowing the person to operate a motor vehicle for the limited purposes set forth in subdivision (c)(1).
(B) If the judge approves the restricted license application of a person who is not prohibited from having a restricted license under subsection (a), the judge shall also order the person to install and keep a functioning ignition interlock device as a condition of probation if, at the time of the offense: (i) The person was convicted of a violation of § 55-10-401 and had a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or higher or a combination of alcohol in any amount and marijuana, a controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or any substance affecting the central nervous system; (ii) The person was convicted of § 55-10-401 and was accompanied by a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (iii) The person was involved in a traffic accident for which notice to a law enforcement officer is required under § 55-10-107 , and the accident is the proximate result of the person's intoxication; or (iv) The person violated the implied consent law under § 55-10-406 , and has a conviction or juvenile delinquency adjudication for a violation that occurred within five (5) years of the instant implied consent violation, for: (a) Implied consent under § 55-10-406 ; (b) Underage driving while impaired under § 55-10-415 ; (c) The open container law under § 55-10-416 ; (d) Reckless driving under § 55-10-205 , if the charged offense was § 55-10-401 ; (e) Reckless endangerment under § 39-13-103 , if the charged offense was driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 ; or (f) Driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 .
(i) The person was convicted of a violation of § 55-10-401 and had a blood or breath alcohol concentration of eight hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or higher or a combination of alcohol in any amount and marijuana, a controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, or any substance affecting the central nervous system;
(ii) The person was convicted of § 55-10-401 and was accompanied by a person under eighteen (18) years of age;
(iii) The person was involved in a traffic accident for which notice to a law enforcement officer is required under § 55-10-107 , and the accident is the proximate result of the person's intoxication; or
(iv) The person violated the implied consent law under § 55-10-406 , and has a conviction or juvenile delinquency adjudication for a violation that occurred within five (5) years of the instant implied consent violation, for: (a) Implied consent under § 55-10-406 ; (b) Underage driving while impaired under § 55-10-415 ; (c) The open container law under § 55-10-416 ; (d) Reckless driving under § 55-10-205 , if the charged offense was § 55-10-401 ; (e) Reckless endangerment under § 39-13-103 , if the charged offense was driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 ; or (f) Driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 .
(a) Implied consent under § 55-10-406 ;
(b) Underage driving while impaired under § 55-10-415 ;
(c) The open container law under § 55-10-416 ;
(d) Reckless driving under § 55-10-205 , if the charged offense was § 55-10-401 ;
(e) Reckless endangerment under § 39-13-103 , if the charged offense was driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 ; or
(f) Driving under the influence under § 55-10-401 .
(C) A person convicted of § 55-10-401 , who is eligible for a restricted license under subsection (a) and who is not required to have an interlock device pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) or other section, may request the court order the installation and use of an ignition interlock in lieu of geographic restrictions or additional limitations on the restricted license. The person shall pay all costs associated with the device and is not eligible for electronic monitoring indigency fund assistance under § 55-10-419 .
(D) A court may also order a person whose license has been suspended pursuant to § 55-10-407 to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock with or without geographic restrictions which shall remain on the vehicle during the entire period of the restricted license. A person ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subdivision (b)(2)(D) may apply for assistance to meet the requirement pursuant to § 55-10-419 .
(c) (1) If a court issues an order allowing a person to operate a motor vehicle with geographic restrictions, the court shall specify the necessary time and places of permissible operation of a motor vehicle, for the limited purposes of going to and from: (A) And working at the person's regular place of employment; (B) The office of the person's probation officer or other similar location for the sole purpose of attending a regularly scheduled meeting or other function with the probation officer by a route to be designated by the probation officer; (C) A court-ordered alcohol safety program; (D) A college or university in the case of a student enrolled full time in the college or university; (E) A scheduled interlock monitoring appointment; (F) A court ordered outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program; (G) The person's regular place of worship for regularly scheduled religious services conducted by a bona fide religious institution as defined in [former] § 48-101-502(c) [repealed]; and (H) Medical treatment of the person or an immediate family member or provision of care for the person or an immediate family member suffering from a serious illness. (2) A court order issued under subsection (b) may be presented within ten (10) days after the date of issuance to the department, accompanied by a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) and proof to the satisfaction of the department that a functioning ignition interlock device has been installed and will be maintained on one (1) or more vehicles to be operated by the person for the duration of the restricted license, if such installation and maintenance is required by subdivision (b)(2)(B) or the court's order. If the person has first successfully completed a driver license examination, the department shall forthwith issue a restricted license specifying that such restricted license authorizes the person to operate only noncommercial vehicles equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, if required, and embodying additional limitations imposed by the court upon the person. (3) If the violation resulting in the person's conviction for driving under the influence or the person's violation of § 55-10-406 occurred prior to July 1, 2013, the law in effect when the violation occurred shall govern the person's eligibility for a restricted motor vehicle operator license unless the person petitions the court to consider the person's eligibility under the law in effect when the petition is filed.
(1) If a court issues an order allowing a person to operate a motor vehicle with geographic restrictions, the court shall specify the necessary time and places of permissible operation of a motor vehicle, for the limited purposes of going to and from: (A) And working at the person's regular place of employment; (B) The office of the person's probation officer or other similar location for the sole purpose of attending a regularly scheduled meeting or other function with the probation officer by a route to be designated by the probation officer; (C) A court-ordered alcohol safety program; (D) A college or university in the case of a student enrolled full time in the college or university; (E) A scheduled interlock monitoring appointment; (F) A court ordered outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program; (G) The person's regular place of worship for regularly scheduled religious services conducted by a bona fide religious institution as defined in [former] § 48-101-502(c) [repealed]; and (H) Medical treatment of the person or an immediate family member or provision of care for the person or an immediate family member suffering from a serious illness.
(A) And working at the person's regular place of employment;
(B) The office of the person's probation officer or other similar location for the sole purpose of attending a regularly scheduled meeting or other function with the probation officer by a route to be designated by the probation officer;
(C) A court-ordered alcohol safety program;
(D) A college or university in the case of a student enrolled full time in the college or university;
(E) A scheduled interlock monitoring appointment;
(F) A court ordered outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program;
(G) The person's regular place of worship for regularly scheduled religious services conducted by a bona fide religious institution as defined in [former] § 48-101-502(c) [repealed]; and
(H) Medical treatment of the person or an immediate family member or provision of care for the person or an immediate family member suffering from a serious illness.
(2) A court order issued under subsection (b) may be presented within ten (10) days after the date of issuance to the department, accompanied by a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) and proof to the satisfaction of the department that a functioning ignition interlock device has been installed and will be maintained on one (1) or more vehicles to be operated by the person for the duration of the restricted license, if such installation and maintenance is required by subdivision (b)(2)(B) or the court's order. If the person has first successfully completed a driver license examination, the department shall forthwith issue a restricted license specifying that such restricted license authorizes the person to operate only noncommercial vehicles equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, if required, and embodying additional limitations imposed by the court upon the person.
(3) If the violation resulting in the person's conviction for driving under the influence or the person's violation of § 55-10-406 occurred prior to July 1, 2013, the law in effect when the violation occurred shall govern the person's eligibility for a restricted motor vehicle operator license unless the person petitions the court to consider the person's eligibility under the law in effect when the petition is filed.
(d) (1) Unless otherwise prohibited by subsection (a), the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license in accordance with § 55-50-502 to any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 and who has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction. (2) (A) If the court orders the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to this subsection (d), the court shall also order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. The restriction shall be for the entire period of the restricted license. (B) Sections 55-10-417 , 55-10-418 and 55-10-419 shall apply when a person is ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (d).
(1) Unless otherwise prohibited by subsection (a), the trial judge or a judge of any court in the person's county of residence having jurisdiction to try charges for driving under the influence may order the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license in accordance with § 55-50-502 to any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been revoked pursuant to § 55-10-404 and who has a prior conviction within the past ten (10) years for a violation of § 55-10-401 or § 55-10-421 , in this state or a similar offense in any other jurisdiction.
(2) (A) If the court orders the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to this subsection (d), the court shall also order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. The restriction shall be for the entire period of the restricted license. (B) Sections 55-10-417 , 55-10-418 and 55-10-419 shall apply when a person is ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (d).
(A) If the court orders the issuance of a restricted motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to this subsection (d), the court shall also order the person to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. The restriction shall be for the entire period of the restricted license.
(B) Sections 55-10-417 , 55-10-418 and 55-10-419 shall apply when a person is ordered to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device pursuant to this subsection (d).
(e) If a person is required by court order issued pursuant to this section, whether issued due to statutory requirement, in the court's discretion, or at the defendant's request, to operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, and the offense for which the ignition interlock device is ordered occurs on or after July 1, 2016, the compliance-based provisions of § 55-10-425 shall govern the required periods of continuous operation, default interlock orders, authorized removal of the device, and other enforcement aspects of the court's order set out in § 55-10-425 .
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 964, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 964, s 1, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2016EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 2, eff. 9/19/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1088, s 2, eff. 9/19/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1030, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 888, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 993, s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876, s 8, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 587, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 344, s 9, eff. 5/13/2013.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154, s 9, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1969, ch. 292, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-1048.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-167 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-167
Coasting prohibited - Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral. (b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. (c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 67; T.C.A., § 59-868; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, when traveling upon a down grade, shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 67; T.C.A., § 59-868; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-5-122 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 55-5-122
Moving any motor vehicle located on private property unlawful - Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person, or the person's agent, to move or cause to be moved, any motor vehicle located on private property, from the property, if the owner of the motor vehicle has acquired any interest in the private property by virtue of a lease or any contract, without the express consent of the owner of the motor vehicle; or upon request by the owner or tenant of the property on which the vehicle is located; or unless the person so moving the motor vehicle has acquired an interest in the vehicle by operation of law, a security interest agreement, or is acting pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including a municipal court. (b) Subsection (a) shall not be construed in any manner to impair or restrict the authority or ability of a municipal or metropolitan government, acting by ordinance, to regulate the parking or towing of any motor vehicle located within the boundaries of the municipality. Acts 1972, ch. 573, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-523; Acts 2001, ch. 247, § 1; 2007, ch. 248, § 1.
(a) It is unlawful for any person, or the person's agent, to move or cause to be moved, any motor vehicle located on private property, from the property, if the owner of the motor vehicle has acquired any interest in the private property by virtue of a lease or any contract, without the express consent of the owner of the motor vehicle; or upon request by the owner or tenant of the property on which the vehicle is located; or unless the person so moving the motor vehicle has acquired an interest in the vehicle by operation of law, a security interest agreement, or is acting pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including a municipal court.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not be construed in any manner to impair or restrict the authority or ability of a municipal or metropolitan government, acting by ordinance, to regulate the parking or towing of any motor vehicle located within the boundaries of the municipality.
Acts 1972, ch. 573, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-523; Acts 2001, ch. 247, § 1; 2007, ch. 248, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-118 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 55-7-118
Use of state funds to enforce electronic logging regulations prohibited
Status: in_force

No state funds shall be expended to enforce electronic logging regulations against any motor vehicle transporting nonhazardous materials for farm purposes that does not travel outside the boundaries of the state. Acts 2018, ch. 733, § 1.
No state funds shall be expended to enforce electronic logging regulations against any motor vehicle transporting nonhazardous materials for farm purposes that does not travel outside the boundaries of the state.
Acts 2018, ch. 733, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-1-120 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 1 / Section 55-1-120
"Gross weight" defined
Status: in_force

"Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load, plus the weight of any load thereon, which, more specifically, includes the total weights of a truck or a truck-tractor and a semitrailer, trailer or pole trailer, or any combination of such vehicles, including the load thereon, towed by one (1) vehicle with motive power. Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 3; 1972, ch. 518, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-120.
"Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load, plus the weight of any load thereon, which, more specifically, includes the total weights of a truck or a truck-tractor and a semitrailer, trailer or pole trailer, or any combination of such vehicles, including the load thereon, towed by one (1) vehicle with motive power.
Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 3; 1972, ch. 518, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-120.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-20-204 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 20 / Section 55-20-204
Hours of service
Status: in_force

(a) A passenger contract carrier shall not permit, or require, any driver to remain on duty, and the driver shall not drive: (1) (A) More than twelve (12) hours following eight (8) consecutive hours off; (B) If the driver's combined on-duty and drive time hours equal fifteen (15) hours since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty time; or (C) If the total number of hours of on-duty time and drive time exceed seventy (70) hours in any period of eight (8) consecutive days. (2) However, in the event of an emergency or unforeseeable delay, a driver may drive for up to two (2) additional hours to complete an assignment or to deliver passengers to a safe location. (b) Each driver shall maintain, and keep current, a daily log book detailing the hours worked. The log book for the past thirty (30) working days must be in the driver's possession at all times when on duty. The log book shall be made available for inspection upon the request of any law enforcement officer or passenger. (c) For purposes of this section: (1) Time spent driving a transport vehicle is considered time on duty even if no passengers are aboard the vehicle; and (2) Time spent performing any other service for the passenger contract carrier, or an associated business, during a twenty-four-hour period in which the transport vehicle driver is engaged in, or connected with, the movement of a transport vehicle is considered time on-duty. (d) The passenger contract carrier shall maintain, and retain, for a period of six (6) months, accurate time records showing: (1) The time the driver reports for duty each day; (2) The total number of hours the driver is on-duty each day; and (3) The time the driver is released from duty each day. Acts 2002, ch. 750, § 1; 2003 , ch. 17, § 2.
(a) A passenger contract carrier shall not permit, or require, any driver to remain on duty, and the driver shall not drive: (1) (A) More than twelve (12) hours following eight (8) consecutive hours off; (B) If the driver's combined on-duty and drive time hours equal fifteen (15) hours since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty time; or (C) If the total number of hours of on-duty time and drive time exceed seventy (70) hours in any period of eight (8) consecutive days. (2) However, in the event of an emergency or unforeseeable delay, a driver may drive for up to two (2) additional hours to complete an assignment or to deliver passengers to a safe location.
(1) (A) More than twelve (12) hours following eight (8) consecutive hours off; (B) If the driver's combined on-duty and drive time hours equal fifteen (15) hours since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty time; or (C) If the total number of hours of on-duty time and drive time exceed seventy (70) hours in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.
(A) More than twelve (12) hours following eight (8) consecutive hours off;
(B) If the driver's combined on-duty and drive time hours equal fifteen (15) hours since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty time; or
(C) If the total number of hours of on-duty time and drive time exceed seventy (70) hours in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.
(2) However, in the event of an emergency or unforeseeable delay, a driver may drive for up to two (2) additional hours to complete an assignment or to deliver passengers to a safe location.
(b) Each driver shall maintain, and keep current, a daily log book detailing the hours worked. The log book for the past thirty (30) working days must be in the driver's possession at all times when on duty. The log book shall be made available for inspection upon the request of any law enforcement officer or passenger.
(c) For purposes of this section: (1) Time spent driving a transport vehicle is considered time on duty even if no passengers are aboard the vehicle; and (2) Time spent performing any other service for the passenger contract carrier, or an associated business, during a twenty-four-hour period in which the transport vehicle driver is engaged in, or connected with, the movement of a transport vehicle is considered time on-duty.
(1) Time spent driving a transport vehicle is considered time on duty even if no passengers are aboard the vehicle; and
(2) Time spent performing any other service for the passenger contract carrier, or an associated business, during a twenty-four-hour period in which the transport vehicle driver is engaged in, or connected with, the movement of a transport vehicle is considered time on-duty.
(d) The passenger contract carrier shall maintain, and retain, for a period of six (6) months, accurate time records showing: (1) The time the driver reports for duty each day; (2) The total number of hours the driver is on-duty each day; and (3) The time the driver is released from duty each day.
(1) The time the driver reports for duty each day;
(2) The total number of hours the driver is on-duty each day; and
(3) The time the driver is released from duty each day.
Acts 2002, ch. 750, § 1; 2003 , ch. 17, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-386 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-386
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 579, s 36, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 2020, ch. 660, § 42.
Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 579, s 36, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2020, ch. 660, § 42.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-18-104 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 18 / Section 55-18-104
Supervision and control of commissioner
Status: in_force

All automobile clubs and associations now organized or operating in the state and all automobile clubs or associations hereafter organized or operating in the state shall be under the authority, supervision and control of the commissioner. Acts 1957, ch. 157, § 4; T.C.A., § 59-1804.
All automobile clubs and associations now organized or operating in the state and all automobile clubs or associations hereafter organized or operating in the state shall be under the authority, supervision and control of the commissioner.
Acts 1957, ch. 157, § 4; T.C.A., § 59-1804.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-403 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 10 / Section 55-10-403
Fines for violations of Section 55-10-401 - Restitution
Status: in_force

(a) A person convicted for a violation of § 55-10-401 , shall be fined as follows: (1) For a first offense, the person shall be fined not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); (2) For a second offense, the person shall be fined not less than six hundred dollars ($600) nor more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500); (3) For a third offense, the person shall be fined not less than one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (4) For a fourth or subsequent offense, the person shall be fined not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (5) For any offense while accompanied by a child under eighteen (18) years of age, the person shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) in addition to the fine for the DUI offense. (b) Unless the judge, using the applicable criteria set out in § 40-14-202(b) , determines that a person convicted of violating § 55-10-401 is indigent, the minimum applicable fine shall be mandatory and shall not be subject to reduction or suspension. All fines are to be paid on the date sentence is imposed unless the court makes an affirmative finding that the defendant lacks a present ability to pay. The court shall then order a date certain before which payment shall be made. Should the defendant fail to comply with the order of the court, the clerk shall notify the court of the failure for further proceedings. (c) The minimum and maximum fines for driving under the influence of an intoxicant shall continue to be collected and distributed as they were prior to July 1, 2013. (d) The payment of restitution to any person suffering physical injury or personal losses as the result of such offense, if such person is economically capable of making such restitution, shall be imposed as a condition of probation under § 55-10-410 . Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154, s 3, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1953, ch. 202, § 5 (Williams, § 10830.6); Acts 1955, ch. 100, § 1; 1961, ch. 89, § 1; 1970, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 135, § 2; 1971, ch. 275, § 1; 1973, ch. 64, § 2; 1974, ch. 748, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1035; Acts 1980, ch. 817, § 4; 1981, ch. 350, § 1; 1981, ch. 443, § 1; 1982, ch. 891, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 198, § 1; 1984, ch. 597, §§ 1, 2; 1986, ch. 842, § 13; 1987, ch. 431, § 1; 1988, ch. 969, § 1; 1989, ch. 547, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, §§ 111, 116; 1990, ch. 973, §§ 1, 2; 1990, ch. 992, § 2; 1990, ch. 1081, § 1; 1991, ch. 261, § 1; 1991, ch. 355, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 502, § 3; 1992, ch. 653, § 1; 1992, ch. 773, § 1; 1992, ch. 975, § 1; 1993, ch. 123, §§ 1-5; 1993, ch. 272, § 1; 1993, ch. 516, §§ 1, 2; 1994, ch. 840, § 1; 1994, ch. 948, §§ 1-3; 1995, ch. 524, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 910, § 1; 1998, ch. 926, § 1; 1998, ch. 986, § 3; 1998, ch. 1046, §§ 1, 2, 5, 6; 2000, ch. 863, §§ 1, 2; 2000, ch. 867, § 1; 2000, ch. 947, § 8N; 2002, ch. 546, §§ 1, 2; 2002, ch. 789, § 1; 2002, ch. 855, §§ 1, 5, 6, 11 - 13; 2005, ch. 239, §§ 1, 2; 2005, ch. 437, § 1; 2005, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2; 2006, ch. 880, §§ 1 - 3; 2006, ch. 983, § 1; 2007 , ch. 171, § 1; 2008 , ch. 978, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1018, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1177, § 1; 2009 , ch. 186, §§ 7, 49; 2010 , ch. 921, §§ 3-9; 2010 , ch. 1080, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 89; 2011 , ch. 298, §§ 1, 5-7; 2011 , ch. 379, §§ 1, 2; 2012 , ch. 575, §§ 1, 2; 2012 , ch. 727, § 57; 2012 , ch. 848, § 59; 2012 , ch. 919, § 1; 2012 , ch. 977, § 1.
(a) A person convicted for a violation of § 55-10-401 , shall be fined as follows: (1) For a first offense, the person shall be fined not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); (2) For a second offense, the person shall be fined not less than six hundred dollars ($600) nor more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500); (3) For a third offense, the person shall be fined not less than one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (4) For a fourth or subsequent offense, the person shall be fined not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (5) For any offense while accompanied by a child under eighteen (18) years of age, the person shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) in addition to the fine for the DUI offense.
(1) For a first offense, the person shall be fined not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500);
(2) For a second offense, the person shall be fined not less than six hundred dollars ($600) nor more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500);
(3) For a third offense, the person shall be fined not less than one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(4) For a fourth or subsequent offense, the person shall be fined not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and
(5) For any offense while accompanied by a child under eighteen (18) years of age, the person shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) in addition to the fine for the DUI offense.
(b) Unless the judge, using the applicable criteria set out in § 40-14-202(b) , determines that a person convicted of violating § 55-10-401 is indigent, the minimum applicable fine shall be mandatory and shall not be subject to reduction or suspension. All fines are to be paid on the date sentence is imposed unless the court makes an affirmative finding that the defendant lacks a present ability to pay. The court shall then order a date certain before which payment shall be made. Should the defendant fail to comply with the order of the court, the clerk shall notify the court of the failure for further proceedings.
(c) The minimum and maximum fines for driving under the influence of an intoxicant shall continue to be collected and distributed as they were prior to July 1, 2013.
(d) The payment of restitution to any person suffering physical injury or personal losses as the result of such offense, if such person is economically capable of making such restitution, shall be imposed as a condition of probation under § 55-10-410 .
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154, s 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1953, ch. 202, § 5 (Williams, § 10830.6); Acts 1955, ch. 100, § 1; 1961, ch. 89, § 1; 1970, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 135, § 2; 1971, ch. 275, § 1; 1973, ch. 64, § 2; 1974, ch. 748, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1035; Acts 1980, ch. 817, § 4; 1981, ch. 350, § 1; 1981, ch. 443, § 1; 1982, ch. 891, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 198, § 1; 1984, ch. 597, §§ 1, 2; 1986, ch. 842, § 13; 1987, ch. 431, § 1; 1988, ch. 969, § 1; 1989, ch. 547, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, §§ 111, 116; 1990, ch. 973, §§ 1, 2; 1990, ch. 992, § 2; 1990, ch. 1081, § 1; 1991, ch. 261, § 1; 1991, ch. 355, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 502, § 3; 1992, ch. 653, § 1; 1992, ch. 773, § 1; 1992, ch. 975, § 1; 1993, ch. 123, §§ 1-5; 1993, ch. 272, § 1; 1993, ch. 516, §§ 1, 2; 1994, ch. 840, § 1; 1994, ch. 948, §§ 1-3; 1995, ch. 524, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 910, § 1; 1998, ch. 926, § 1; 1998, ch. 986, § 3; 1998, ch. 1046, §§ 1, 2, 5, 6; 2000, ch. 863, §§ 1, 2; 2000, ch. 867, § 1; 2000, ch. 947, § 8N; 2002, ch. 546, §§ 1, 2; 2002, ch. 789, § 1; 2002, ch. 855, §§ 1, 5, 6, 11 - 13; 2005, ch. 239, §§ 1, 2; 2005, ch. 437, § 1; 2005, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2; 2006, ch. 880, §§ 1 - 3; 2006, ch. 983, § 1; 2007 , ch. 171, § 1; 2008 , ch. 978, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1018, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1177, § 1; 2009 , ch. 186, §§ 7, 49; 2010 , ch. 921, §§ 3-9; 2010 , ch. 1080, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 89; 2011 , ch. 298, §§ 1, 5-7; 2011 , ch. 379, §§ 1, 2; 2012 , ch. 575, §§ 1, 2; 2012 , ch. 727, § 57; 2012 , ch. 848, § 59; 2012 , ch. 919, § 1; 2012 , ch. 977, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-310 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 12 / Section 55-12-310
Automobile safety recalls
Status: in_force

(a) At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to-peer car sharing program shall: (1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not been made; and (2) Notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section. (b) (1) If the shared vehicle owner has received an actual notice of a safety recall on the vehicle, then a shared vehicle owner may not make a vehicle available as a shared vehicle on a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the safety recall repair has been made. (2) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall on a shared vehicle while the shared vehicle is made available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, then the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle as available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has been made. (3) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, then, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair. Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796, s 5, eff. 7/15/2020.
(a) At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer-to-peer car sharing program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared vehicle available for car sharing on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the peer-to-peer car sharing program shall: (1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not been made; and (2) Notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.
(1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not been made; and
(2) Notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) (1) If the shared vehicle owner has received an actual notice of a safety recall on the vehicle, then a shared vehicle owner may not make a vehicle available as a shared vehicle on a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the safety recall repair has been made. (2) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall on a shared vehicle while the shared vehicle is made available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, then the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle as available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has been made. (3) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, then, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair.
(1) If the shared vehicle owner has received an actual notice of a safety recall on the vehicle, then a shared vehicle owner may not make a vehicle available as a shared vehicle on a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the safety recall repair has been made.
(2) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall on a shared vehicle while the shared vehicle is made available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, then the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle as available on the peer-to-peer car sharing program, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has been made.
(3) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared vehicle is being used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, then, as soon as practicably possible after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair.
Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796, s 5, eff. 7/15/2020.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-115 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-115
"Temporary operation permits," "trip permit," and "temporary trailer permit" defined - Issuance - Fees
Status: in_force

(a) (1) As used in this section, "temporary operation permit" means a permit which the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to issue to an applicant desiring to operate a motor vehicle, otherwise subject to registration in Tennessee, over the streets and highways of this state for a temporary period of thirty (30) days, where it appears that the proposed operation is actually temporary in character. The fee for this issuance shall be ten dollars ($10.00). The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall also have the authority to issue one (1) additional temporary operation permit for a period of thirty (30) days upon payment of an additional fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to prescribe by regulation the method by which temporary operation permits shall be issued. In the event the permits are issued through the offices of the county clerks of the state, out of the ten-dollar issuance fee the clerks shall retain as compensation for services a fee of four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) and shall remit the remaining five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. (2) A temporary operation permit shall not be renewed or another permit issued to cover the operation of the same motor vehicle except upon the written authorization of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to refuse the issuance of a temporary operation permit when it appears that any owner of a motor vehicle is using the permit as a subterfuge to avoid registering the motor vehicle. (3) Any person operating a motor vehicle on a temporary operation permit which has expired or in violation of the terms thereof commits a Class C misdemeanor and, in addition, shall be required to register the vehicle concerned with the department, and the arresting officer shall not permit the vehicle to leave the officer's charge or custody until the proper registration thereof has been effected. (4) Any person who has properly registered a vehicle under § 55-4-113(a)(3) , who shall desire to operate the vehicle within an increased gross weight class for the bona fide and actual seasonal or temporary transportation of horticultural, agricultural, dairy products or livestock, but not including manufactured products thereof, from the farm or point of production to the first market or for bringing seed, feed and fertilizer to the owner's farm may do so by obtaining a temporary operation permit for these operations. (5) The permit fees for the several gross weight classes shall be as follows: 16,000 lbs. ....................$2.75 20,000 lbs. ....................$8.25 26,000 lbs. ....................$11.00 32,000 lbs. ....................$14.30 38,000 lbs. ....................$16.50 44,000 lbs. ....................$55.00 56,000 lbs. ....................$71.50 66,000 lbs. ....................$82.50 74,000 lbs. ....................$99.00 80,000 lbs. ....................$115.50 (6) Each temporary operation permit shall be issued for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days and shall be renewable to the permittee for the vehicle for which it was issued upon proper application with remittance for the permit. No permit shall be issued for any vehicle with three (3) or more axles, except that such vehicle shall be properly licensed for the maximum weight class in the special licensing classification described in § 55-4-113(a)(3) . No permit shall be issued for a vehicle that would allow a gross weight exceeding the axle configuration allowance established by § 55-4-113(a)(7)(A) . (7) Seasonal or temporary permits shall be issued by the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The permit shall be issued on forms to be prescribed by the commissioner, and the permit shall authorize the owner to operate the motor vehicle in the weight class identified for the period of time therein prescribed; provided, that the person, owner or operator complies with all other requirements of law respecting the operation. (8) Five (5) permits may be issued for a vehicle during a twelve-month period. (9) If more than five (5) permits have been issued during a twelve-month period, as shown by the department's records, the commissioner shall immediately cause the vehicle for which the permits were issued to be reregistered in the highest weight class for which any permit was issued during the twelve-month period. (10) Any person operating under this section and § 55-4-113(a)(3) , who is found to be in violation of load limits, may not purchase a permit, but shall reregister the vehicle in violation for the weight class, as established in § 55-4-113(a)(1) , in which that person is operating at the time of the violation. (11) (A) In lieu of or in addition to any other permit authorized by this section, to expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and marketing of farm products produced in this state, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the place of production to market, storage or railhead, not more than seventy-five (75) miles distant from the place of production, or to be used in the movement of machinery used to harvest any of the commodities named in this section. (B) To expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and movement of farm products produced outside of Tennessee but marketed or processed in Tennessee or moved to points in Tennessee for shipment, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the point of entry into Tennessee to market, storage, processing plant or railhead not more than eighty (80) miles distant from the point of entry into Tennessee. All mileages and distances referred to in this subdivision (a)(11) are state highway mileages. (C) The department is authorized to prescribe the form of the application and the information to be furnished in the application for the temporary registration permits. If the application is granted, the department shall issue a special distinguishing insignia which must be attached to the vehicle in lieu of the regular registration plates. The special insignia shall show its expiration date. The temporary registration permit fee shall be one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the annual registration fee for the vehicle for which the special permit is secured. (D) The temporary permits authorized in this section shall be issued only when the vehicle for which the permit is issued is legally registered in the nonresident owner's home state or county for the current registration year; and the temporary registration permit will remain valid only so long as the home state or county registration is valid; but in any event the temporary registration permit will expire thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. No more than three (3) temporary registration permits may be issued to a nonresident owner during any one (1) vehicle registration year. A vehicle registered under the terms of this subsection (a) may not be operated after the expiration of the temporary permit, unless the nonresident owner secures a second temporary permit as provided above, or unless the nonresident owner registers the vehicle under the appropriate vehicular registration statutes, applicable to residents, for the remainder of the registration year. (E) Any person who transports any of the commodities described in this subsection (a), under a temporary permit provided for in this section, to a market, place of storage, processing plant or railhead that is a greater distance from the place of production of the commodity in this state, or the point of entry into the state than is provided for the temporary permit, or follows a route other than that prescribed by the commissioner, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). (b) (1) As used in this section, "trip permit" means a permit that the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to issue to a person desiring to operate a freight motor vehicle over the streets and highways of this state, registered in a state, province or foreign country that imposes upon freight motor vehicles registered in this state, a tax, fee or toll for the privilege of operating the vehicles upon the highways of that state, province or foreign country, in addition to a registration fee and any tax, fee or toll imposed upon gasoline or other motor fuel purchased within that state, province or foreign country. A trip permit shall authorize one (1) trip into this state and shall become invalid either upon exiting this state or upon the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours after entry into this state, whichever occurs first. The fee for the issuance of trip permits shall be either fifteen dollars ($15.00) or a fee equivalent to and computed and applied in the same manner as the tax, fee or toll of the other state, province or foreign country so long as the tax, fee or toll imposed by the other state, province or foreign country shall remain in force. This requirement for a trip permit shall not be construed to be in lieu of the temporary operation permit provided in subsection (a). The trip permit may be issued in addition to the temporary operation permit when the latter is necessary for licensing the movement of an otherwise unlicensed vehicle. This requirement for a trip permit shall apply only with respect to freight motor vehicles having a gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.) or more. (2) The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of any other state, province or foreign country wherein such commissioner may agree to and waive all or any part of the tax, fee or toll herein imposed for the issuance of a trip permit in consideration of a similar waiver by such state, province or foreign country. (c) Any revenue generated from the increase in fees pursuant to chapter 418 of the Public Acts of 1985 shall be deposited in the state general fund. (d) "Temporary trailer permit" means a permit that the commissioner is authorized to issue to an applicant desiring to operate a motor vehicle using a trailer that is not subject to registration in this state, over the streets and highways of this state for a temporary period of no more than five (5) days, where it appears that the proposed operation is actually temporary in character. The fee for this issuance shall be nine dollars ($9.00). Acts 1939, ch. 105, § 8; 1941, ch. 66, § 3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 2680.77 (Williams, § 1166.35); Acts 1957, ch. 408, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; Acts 1969, ch. 105, §§ 1, 2; 1970, ch. 478, § 1; 1972, ch. 822, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 134, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-425; Acts 1983, ch. 206, § 2; 1985, ch. 418, §§ 1, 2, 4; 1988, ch. 815, § 1; 1994, ch. 879, § 20; 2001, ch. 233, §§ 5, 6; 2002, ch. 856, §§ 8j, 8k; 2007 , ch. 484, § 37; 2008 , ch. 924, § 6; 2008 , ch. 1007, § 2; 2008 , ch. 1144, § 1.
(a) (1) As used in this section, "temporary operation permit" means a permit which the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to issue to an applicant desiring to operate a motor vehicle, otherwise subject to registration in Tennessee, over the streets and highways of this state for a temporary period of thirty (30) days, where it appears that the proposed operation is actually temporary in character. The fee for this issuance shall be ten dollars ($10.00). The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall also have the authority to issue one (1) additional temporary operation permit for a period of thirty (30) days upon payment of an additional fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to prescribe by regulation the method by which temporary operation permits shall be issued. In the event the permits are issued through the offices of the county clerks of the state, out of the ten-dollar issuance fee the clerks shall retain as compensation for services a fee of four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) and shall remit the remaining five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. (2) A temporary operation permit shall not be renewed or another permit issued to cover the operation of the same motor vehicle except upon the written authorization of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to refuse the issuance of a temporary operation permit when it appears that any owner of a motor vehicle is using the permit as a subterfuge to avoid registering the motor vehicle. (3) Any person operating a motor vehicle on a temporary operation permit which has expired or in violation of the terms thereof commits a Class C misdemeanor and, in addition, shall be required to register the vehicle concerned with the department, and the arresting officer shall not permit the vehicle to leave the officer's charge or custody until the proper registration thereof has been effected. (4) Any person who has properly registered a vehicle under § 55-4-113(a)(3) , who shall desire to operate the vehicle within an increased gross weight class for the bona fide and actual seasonal or temporary transportation of horticultural, agricultural, dairy products or livestock, but not including manufactured products thereof, from the farm or point of production to the first market or for bringing seed, feed and fertilizer to the owner's farm may do so by obtaining a temporary operation permit for these operations. (5) The permit fees for the several gross weight classes shall be as follows: 16,000 lbs. ....................$2.75 20,000 lbs. ....................$8.25 26,000 lbs. ....................$11.00 32,000 lbs. ....................$14.30 38,000 lbs. ....................$16.50 44,000 lbs. ....................$55.00 56,000 lbs. ....................$71.50 66,000 lbs. ....................$82.50 74,000 lbs. ....................$99.00 80,000 lbs. ....................$115.50 (6) Each temporary operation permit shall be issued for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days and shall be renewable to the permittee for the vehicle for which it was issued upon proper application with remittance for the permit. No permit shall be issued for any vehicle with three (3) or more axles, except that such vehicle shall be properly licensed for the maximum weight class in the special licensing classification described in § 55-4-113(a)(3) . No permit shall be issued for a vehicle that would allow a gross weight exceeding the axle configuration allowance established by § 55-4-113(a)(7)(A) . (7) Seasonal or temporary permits shall be issued by the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The permit shall be issued on forms to be prescribed by the commissioner, and the permit shall authorize the owner to operate the motor vehicle in the weight class identified for the period of time therein prescribed; provided, that the person, owner or operator complies with all other requirements of law respecting the operation. (8) Five (5) permits may be issued for a vehicle during a twelve-month period. (9) If more than five (5) permits have been issued during a twelve-month period, as shown by the department's records, the commissioner shall immediately cause the vehicle for which the permits were issued to be reregistered in the highest weight class for which any permit was issued during the twelve-month period. (10) Any person operating under this section and § 55-4-113(a)(3) , who is found to be in violation of load limits, may not purchase a permit, but shall reregister the vehicle in violation for the weight class, as established in § 55-4-113(a)(1) , in which that person is operating at the time of the violation. (11) (A) In lieu of or in addition to any other permit authorized by this section, to expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and marketing of farm products produced in this state, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the place of production to market, storage or railhead, not more than seventy-five (75) miles distant from the place of production, or to be used in the movement of machinery used to harvest any of the commodities named in this section. (B) To expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and movement of farm products produced outside of Tennessee but marketed or processed in Tennessee or moved to points in Tennessee for shipment, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the point of entry into Tennessee to market, storage, processing plant or railhead not more than eighty (80) miles distant from the point of entry into Tennessee. All mileages and distances referred to in this subdivision (a)(11) are state highway mileages. (C) The department is authorized to prescribe the form of the application and the information to be furnished in the application for the temporary registration permits. If the application is granted, the department shall issue a special distinguishing insignia which must be attached to the vehicle in lieu of the regular registration plates. The special insignia shall show its expiration date. The temporary registration permit fee shall be one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the annual registration fee for the vehicle for which the special permit is secured. (D) The temporary permits authorized in this section shall be issued only when the vehicle for which the permit is issued is legally registered in the nonresident owner's home state or county for the current registration year; and the temporary registration permit will remain valid only so long as the home state or county registration is valid; but in any event the temporary registration permit will expire thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. No more than three (3) temporary registration permits may be issued to a nonresident owner during any one (1) vehicle registration year. A vehicle registered under the terms of this subsection (a) may not be operated after the expiration of the temporary permit, unless the nonresident owner secures a second temporary permit as provided above, or unless the nonresident owner registers the vehicle under the appropriate vehicular registration statutes, applicable to residents, for the remainder of the registration year. (E) Any person who transports any of the commodities described in this subsection (a), under a temporary permit provided for in this section, to a market, place of storage, processing plant or railhead that is a greater distance from the place of production of the commodity in this state, or the point of entry into the state than is provided for the temporary permit, or follows a route other than that prescribed by the commissioner, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
(1) As used in this section, "temporary operation permit" means a permit which the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to issue to an applicant desiring to operate a motor vehicle, otherwise subject to registration in Tennessee, over the streets and highways of this state for a temporary period of thirty (30) days, where it appears that the proposed operation is actually temporary in character. The fee for this issuance shall be ten dollars ($10.00). The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall also have the authority to issue one (1) additional temporary operation permit for a period of thirty (30) days upon payment of an additional fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to prescribe by regulation the method by which temporary operation permits shall be issued. In the event the permits are issued through the offices of the county clerks of the state, out of the ten-dollar issuance fee the clerks shall retain as compensation for services a fee of four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) and shall remit the remaining five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(2) A temporary operation permit shall not be renewed or another permit issued to cover the operation of the same motor vehicle except upon the written authorization of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to refuse the issuance of a temporary operation permit when it appears that any owner of a motor vehicle is using the permit as a subterfuge to avoid registering the motor vehicle.
(3) Any person operating a motor vehicle on a temporary operation permit which has expired or in violation of the terms thereof commits a Class C misdemeanor and, in addition, shall be required to register the vehicle concerned with the department, and the arresting officer shall not permit the vehicle to leave the officer's charge or custody until the proper registration thereof has been effected.
(4) Any person who has properly registered a vehicle under § 55-4-113(a)(3) , who shall desire to operate the vehicle within an increased gross weight class for the bona fide and actual seasonal or temporary transportation of horticultural, agricultural, dairy products or livestock, but not including manufactured products thereof, from the farm or point of production to the first market or for bringing seed, feed and fertilizer to the owner's farm may do so by obtaining a temporary operation permit for these operations.
(5) The permit fees for the several gross weight classes shall be as follows: 16,000 lbs. ....................$2.75 20,000 lbs. ....................$8.25 26,000 lbs. ....................$11.00 32,000 lbs. ....................$14.30 38,000 lbs. ....................$16.50 44,000 lbs. ....................$55.00 56,000 lbs. ....................$71.50 66,000 lbs. ....................$82.50 74,000 lbs. ....................$99.00 80,000 lbs. ....................$115.50
16,000 lbs. ....................$2.75
20,000 lbs. ....................$8.25
26,000 lbs. ....................$11.00
32,000 lbs. ....................$14.30
38,000 lbs. ....................$16.50
44,000 lbs. ....................$55.00
56,000 lbs. ....................$71.50
66,000 lbs. ....................$82.50
74,000 lbs. ....................$99.00
80,000 lbs. ....................$115.50
(6) Each temporary operation permit shall be issued for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days and shall be renewable to the permittee for the vehicle for which it was issued upon proper application with remittance for the permit. No permit shall be issued for any vehicle with three (3) or more axles, except that such vehicle shall be properly licensed for the maximum weight class in the special licensing classification described in § 55-4-113(a)(3) . No permit shall be issued for a vehicle that would allow a gross weight exceeding the axle configuration allowance established by § 55-4-113(a)(7)(A) .
(7) Seasonal or temporary permits shall be issued by the commissioner or the commissioner's agents. The permit shall be issued on forms to be prescribed by the commissioner, and the permit shall authorize the owner to operate the motor vehicle in the weight class identified for the period of time therein prescribed; provided, that the person, owner or operator complies with all other requirements of law respecting the operation.
(8) Five (5) permits may be issued for a vehicle during a twelve-month period.
(9) If more than five (5) permits have been issued during a twelve-month period, as shown by the department's records, the commissioner shall immediately cause the vehicle for which the permits were issued to be reregistered in the highest weight class for which any permit was issued during the twelve-month period.
(10) Any person operating under this section and § 55-4-113(a)(3) , who is found to be in violation of load limits, may not purchase a permit, but shall reregister the vehicle in violation for the weight class, as established in § 55-4-113(a)(1) , in which that person is operating at the time of the violation.
(11) (A) In lieu of or in addition to any other permit authorized by this section, to expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and marketing of farm products produced in this state, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the place of production to market, storage or railhead, not more than seventy-five (75) miles distant from the place of production, or to be used in the movement of machinery used to harvest any of the commodities named in this section. (B) To expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and movement of farm products produced outside of Tennessee but marketed or processed in Tennessee or moved to points in Tennessee for shipment, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the point of entry into Tennessee to market, storage, processing plant or railhead not more than eighty (80) miles distant from the point of entry into Tennessee. All mileages and distances referred to in this subdivision (a)(11) are state highway mileages. (C) The department is authorized to prescribe the form of the application and the information to be furnished in the application for the temporary registration permits. If the application is granted, the department shall issue a special distinguishing insignia which must be attached to the vehicle in lieu of the regular registration plates. The special insignia shall show its expiration date. The temporary registration permit fee shall be one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the annual registration fee for the vehicle for which the special permit is secured. (D) The temporary permits authorized in this section shall be issued only when the vehicle for which the permit is issued is legally registered in the nonresident owner's home state or county for the current registration year; and the temporary registration permit will remain valid only so long as the home state or county registration is valid; but in any event the temporary registration permit will expire thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. No more than three (3) temporary registration permits may be issued to a nonresident owner during any one (1) vehicle registration year. A vehicle registered under the terms of this subsection (a) may not be operated after the expiration of the temporary permit, unless the nonresident owner secures a second temporary permit as provided above, or unless the nonresident owner registers the vehicle under the appropriate vehicular registration statutes, applicable to residents, for the remainder of the registration year. (E) Any person who transports any of the commodities described in this subsection (a), under a temporary permit provided for in this section, to a market, place of storage, processing plant or railhead that is a greater distance from the place of production of the commodity in this state, or the point of entry into the state than is provided for the temporary permit, or follows a route other than that prescribed by the commissioner, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
(A) In lieu of or in addition to any other permit authorized by this section, to expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and marketing of farm products produced in this state, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the place of production to market, storage or railhead, not more than seventy-five (75) miles distant from the place of production, or to be used in the movement of machinery used to harvest any of the commodities named in this section.
(B) To expedite and facilitate, during the harvesting season, the harvesting and movement of farm products produced outside of Tennessee but marketed or processed in Tennessee or moved to points in Tennessee for shipment, the department is authorized to issue to a nonresident owner a thirty-day temporary registration permit for any truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer to be used in the movement of the farm commodities from the point of entry into Tennessee to market, storage, processing plant or railhead not more than eighty (80) miles distant from the point of entry into Tennessee. All mileages and distances referred to in this subdivision (a)(11) are state highway mileages.
(C) The department is authorized to prescribe the form of the application and the information to be furnished in the application for the temporary registration permits. If the application is granted, the department shall issue a special distinguishing insignia which must be attached to the vehicle in lieu of the regular registration plates. The special insignia shall show its expiration date. The temporary registration permit fee shall be one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the annual registration fee for the vehicle for which the special permit is secured.
(D) The temporary permits authorized in this section shall be issued only when the vehicle for which the permit is issued is legally registered in the nonresident owner's home state or county for the current registration year; and the temporary registration permit will remain valid only so long as the home state or county registration is valid; but in any event the temporary registration permit will expire thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. No more than three (3) temporary registration permits may be issued to a nonresident owner during any one (1) vehicle registration year. A vehicle registered under the terms of this subsection (a) may not be operated after the expiration of the temporary permit, unless the nonresident owner secures a second temporary permit as provided above, or unless the nonresident owner registers the vehicle under the appropriate vehicular registration statutes, applicable to residents, for the remainder of the registration year.
(E) Any person who transports any of the commodities described in this subsection (a), under a temporary permit provided for in this section, to a market, place of storage, processing plant or railhead that is a greater distance from the place of production of the commodity in this state, or the point of entry into the state than is provided for the temporary permit, or follows a route other than that prescribed by the commissioner, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
(b) (1) As used in this section, "trip permit" means a permit that the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to issue to a person desiring to operate a freight motor vehicle over the streets and highways of this state, registered in a state, province or foreign country that imposes upon freight motor vehicles registered in this state, a tax, fee or toll for the privilege of operating the vehicles upon the highways of that state, province or foreign country, in addition to a registration fee and any tax, fee or toll imposed upon gasoline or other motor fuel purchased within that state, province or foreign country. A trip permit shall authorize one (1) trip into this state and shall become invalid either upon exiting this state or upon the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours after entry into this state, whichever occurs first. The fee for the issuance of trip permits shall be either fifteen dollars ($15.00) or a fee equivalent to and computed and applied in the same manner as the tax, fee or toll of the other state, province or foreign country so long as the tax, fee or toll imposed by the other state, province or foreign country shall remain in force. This requirement for a trip permit shall not be construed to be in lieu of the temporary operation permit provided in subsection (a). The trip permit may be issued in addition to the temporary operation permit when the latter is necessary for licensing the movement of an otherwise unlicensed vehicle. This requirement for a trip permit shall apply only with respect to freight motor vehicles having a gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.) or more. (2) The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of any other state, province or foreign country wherein such commissioner may agree to and waive all or any part of the tax, fee or toll herein imposed for the issuance of a trip permit in consideration of a similar waiver by such state, province or foreign country.
(1) As used in this section, "trip permit" means a permit that the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is authorized to issue to a person desiring to operate a freight motor vehicle over the streets and highways of this state, registered in a state, province or foreign country that imposes upon freight motor vehicles registered in this state, a tax, fee or toll for the privilege of operating the vehicles upon the highways of that state, province or foreign country, in addition to a registration fee and any tax, fee or toll imposed upon gasoline or other motor fuel purchased within that state, province or foreign country. A trip permit shall authorize one (1) trip into this state and shall become invalid either upon exiting this state or upon the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours after entry into this state, whichever occurs first. The fee for the issuance of trip permits shall be either fifteen dollars ($15.00) or a fee equivalent to and computed and applied in the same manner as the tax, fee or toll of the other state, province or foreign country so long as the tax, fee or toll imposed by the other state, province or foreign country shall remain in force. This requirement for a trip permit shall not be construed to be in lieu of the temporary operation permit provided in subsection (a). The trip permit may be issued in addition to the temporary operation permit when the latter is necessary for licensing the movement of an otherwise unlicensed vehicle. This requirement for a trip permit shall apply only with respect to freight motor vehicles having a gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000 lbs.) or more.
(2) The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of any other state, province or foreign country wherein such commissioner may agree to and waive all or any part of the tax, fee or toll herein imposed for the issuance of a trip permit in consideration of a similar waiver by such state, province or foreign country.
(c) Any revenue generated from the increase in fees pursuant to chapter 418 of the Public Acts of 1985 shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(d) "Temporary trailer permit" means a permit that the commissioner is authorized to issue to an applicant desiring to operate a motor vehicle using a trailer that is not subject to registration in this state, over the streets and highways of this state for a temporary period of no more than five (5) days, where it appears that the proposed operation is actually temporary in character. The fee for this issuance shall be nine dollars ($9.00).
Acts 1939, ch. 105, § 8; 1941, ch. 66, § 3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 2680.77 (Williams, § 1166.35); Acts 1957, ch. 408, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; Acts 1969, ch. 105, §§ 1, 2; 1970, ch. 478, § 1; 1972, ch. 822, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 134, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-425; Acts 1983, ch. 206, § 2; 1985, ch. 418, §§ 1, 2, 4; 1988, ch. 815, § 1; 1994, ch. 879, § 20; 2001, ch. 233, §§ 5, 6; 2002, ch. 856, §§ 8j, 8k; 2007 , ch. 484, § 37; 2008 , ch. 924, § 6; 2008 , ch. 1007, § 2; 2008 , ch. 1144, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-14-106 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 14 / Section 55-14-106
Inspection by law enforcement officers
Status: in_force

All records and information required to be kept by the dealer shall be made available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or official, and the records and information shall be kept by the dealer for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase by the dealer; provided, that no law enforcement officer or official shall use this information for any purpose other than the enforcement of law. Acts 1957, ch. 411, § 3; T.C.A., § 59-1406.
All records and information required to be kept by the dealer shall be made available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or official, and the records and information shall be kept by the dealer for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase by the dealer; provided, that no law enforcement officer or official shall use this information for any purpose other than the enforcement of law.
Acts 1957, ch. 411, § 3; T.C.A., § 59-1406.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-31-102 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 31 / Section 55-31-102
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that: (A) Is over four (4) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than ten (10) days; (B) Is in an obvious state of disrepair and is left unattended on public property for more than three (3) days; (C) Has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours; (D) Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; (E) Has remained on private residential property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property; or (F) Has been stored, parked, or left in a garage, trailer park, or any type of storage or parking lot for more than thirty (30) consecutive days; (2) "Automatic license plate reader" means one (1) or more mobile or fixed automated high-speed cameras used in combination with computer algorithms to convert images of vehicles or license plates into computer-readable data that can be used to determine the ownership of a motor vehicle; (3) "Boot", "booted", or "booting" means the act of installing a vehicle immobilization device on a motor vehicle; (4) "Commercial parking lot" or "lot": (A) Means a privately owned parking lot or parking garage used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, either for a fee or for use by customers of the owner of the parking lot or parking garage; and (B) Does not include a public street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned parking lot or parking garage; (5) "Commercial parking lot owner" or "lot owner" means the owner or operator of a commercial parking lot; (6) "Curbstoning" means selling, offering for sale, advertising for sale, or soliciting the sale of: (A) A motor vehicle without a properly endorsed certificate of title, as required by §§ 55-3-118 and 55-3-127 , by a person or entity engaged primarily in the sale of used motor vehicles if the person or entity is not licensed as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 17, part 1 of this title; or (B) More than five (5) motor vehicles in any twelve-month period when the motor vehicles are titled in the person's name or the name of the entity engaged primarily in the sale of used motor vehicles if the person or entity is not licensed as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 17, part 1 of this title; (7) "Demolisher" means a person whose business is to convert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or to otherwise wreck or dismantle motor vehicles; (8) "Employee" means a natural person who is required to file a federal form W-2, wage and tax statement, with the federal internal revenue service for the compensation the natural person receives for work performed; (9) "Garagekeeper" means: (A) A towing company; (B) An operator of a parking place or establishment that is not a commercial parking lot; (C) A motor vehicle storage facility; or (D) An establishment for the servicing, repair, or maintenance of vehicles; (10) "Immobile motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that is immobilized and incapable of moving under its own power due to an accident, mechanical breakdown, weather condition, or other emergency situation; (11) "Licensed parking attendant" means a parking attendant licensed by a local government pursuant to an ordinance adopted in compliance with § 55-31-203 ; (12) "Licensed parking lot" means a commercial parking lot owner licensed by a local government pursuant to an ordinance adopted in compliance with § 55-31-203 ; (13) "Local government" means a municipality, county, or county having a metropolitan form of government; (14) "Motor vehicle portal" means the electronic database or online platform established by the department of revenue pursuant to § 55-31-310 ; (15) "Obvious state of disrepair" means a motor vehicle that: (A) Is inoperable under its own power; (B) Is without one (1) or more wheels or inflated tires; (C) Is burned throughout; or (D) Has more than one (1) broken window; (16) "Parking attendant" means an employee of a commercial parking lot owner; (17) "Police department" means: (A) The Tennessee highway patrol; (B) The sheriff's department of any county; (C) The police department of any city or town; or (D) Any department, board, or commission designated by the legislative body of any county with a metropolitan form of government to perform the duties of a police department specified in this chapter; (18) "Release fee" means a fee charged by a towing company to release a motor vehicle after the towing company has begun to tow the motor vehicle; (19) "Towing company" means a person engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles by use of a tow truck; (20) "Unattended motor vehicle" means: (A) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, that is on public or private property, unattended by the owner or authorized driver, and that interferes with or impedes the orderly flow of traffic; or (B) A motor vehicle that is unattended by reason of the arrest of the driver of the motor vehicle; and (21) "Vehicle immobilization device" means a device that is designed or adapted to be attached to a parked motor vehicle to prohibit the motor vehicle's usual manner of movement or operation. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1017,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that: (A) Is over four (4) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than ten (10) days; (B) Is in an obvious state of disrepair and is left unattended on public property for more than three (3) days; (C) Has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours; (D) Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; (E) Has remained on private residential property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property; or (F) Has been stored, parked, or left in a garage, trailer park, or any type of storage or parking lot for more than thirty (30) consecutive days;
(A) Is over four (4) years old and is left unattended on public property for more than ten (10) days;
(B) Is in an obvious state of disrepair and is left unattended on public property for more than three (3) days;
(C) Has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours;
(D) Has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property for more than forty-eight (48) hours;
(E) Has remained on private residential property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property; or
(F) Has been stored, parked, or left in a garage, trailer park, or any type of storage or parking lot for more than thirty (30) consecutive days;
(2) "Automatic license plate reader" means one (1) or more mobile or fixed automated high-speed cameras used in combination with computer algorithms to convert images of vehicles or license plates into computer-readable data that can be used to determine the ownership of a motor vehicle;
(3) "Boot", "booted", or "booting" means the act of installing a vehicle immobilization device on a motor vehicle;
(4) "Commercial parking lot" or "lot": (A) Means a privately owned parking lot or parking garage used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, either for a fee or for use by customers of the owner of the parking lot or parking garage; and (B) Does not include a public street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned parking lot or parking garage;
(A) Means a privately owned parking lot or parking garage used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, either for a fee or for use by customers of the owner of the parking lot or parking garage; and
(B) Does not include a public street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned parking lot or parking garage;
(5) "Commercial parking lot owner" or "lot owner" means the owner or operator of a commercial parking lot;
(6) "Curbstoning" means selling, offering for sale, advertising for sale, or soliciting the sale of: (A) A motor vehicle without a properly endorsed certificate of title, as required by §§ 55-3-118 and 55-3-127 , by a person or entity engaged primarily in the sale of used motor vehicles if the person or entity is not licensed as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 17, part 1 of this title; or (B) More than five (5) motor vehicles in any twelve-month period when the motor vehicles are titled in the person's name or the name of the entity engaged primarily in the sale of used motor vehicles if the person or entity is not licensed as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 17, part 1 of this title;
(A) A motor vehicle without a properly endorsed certificate of title, as required by §§ 55-3-118 and 55-3-127 , by a person or entity engaged primarily in the sale of used motor vehicles if the person or entity is not licensed as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 17, part 1 of this title; or
(B) More than five (5) motor vehicles in any twelve-month period when the motor vehicles are titled in the person's name or the name of the entity engaged primarily in the sale of used motor vehicles if the person or entity is not licensed as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to chapter 17, part 1 of this title;
(7) "Demolisher" means a person whose business is to convert a motor vehicle into processed scrap or scrap metal, or to otherwise wreck or dismantle motor vehicles;
(8) "Employee" means a natural person who is required to file a federal form W-2, wage and tax statement, with the federal internal revenue service for the compensation the natural person receives for work performed;
(9) "Garagekeeper" means: (A) A towing company; (B) An operator of a parking place or establishment that is not a commercial parking lot; (C) A motor vehicle storage facility; or (D) An establishment for the servicing, repair, or maintenance of vehicles;
(A) A towing company;
(B) An operator of a parking place or establishment that is not a commercial parking lot;
(C) A motor vehicle storage facility; or
(D) An establishment for the servicing, repair, or maintenance of vehicles;
(10) "Immobile motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that is immobilized and incapable of moving under its own power due to an accident, mechanical breakdown, weather condition, or other emergency situation;
(11) "Licensed parking attendant" means a parking attendant licensed by a local government pursuant to an ordinance adopted in compliance with § 55-31-203 ;
(12) "Licensed parking lot" means a commercial parking lot owner licensed by a local government pursuant to an ordinance adopted in compliance with § 55-31-203 ;
(13) "Local government" means a municipality, county, or county having a metropolitan form of government;
(14) "Motor vehicle portal" means the electronic database or online platform established by the department of revenue pursuant to § 55-31-310 ;
(15) "Obvious state of disrepair" means a motor vehicle that: (A) Is inoperable under its own power; (B) Is without one (1) or more wheels or inflated tires; (C) Is burned throughout; or (D) Has more than one (1) broken window;
(A) Is inoperable under its own power;
(B) Is without one (1) or more wheels or inflated tires;
(C) Is burned throughout; or
(D) Has more than one (1) broken window;
(16) "Parking attendant" means an employee of a commercial parking lot owner;
(17) "Police department" means: (A) The Tennessee highway patrol; (B) The sheriff's department of any county; (C) The police department of any city or town; or (D) Any department, board, or commission designated by the legislative body of any county with a metropolitan form of government to perform the duties of a police department specified in this chapter;
(A) The Tennessee highway patrol;
(B) The sheriff's department of any county;
(C) The police department of any city or town; or
(D) Any department, board, or commission designated by the legislative body of any county with a metropolitan form of government to perform the duties of a police department specified in this chapter;
(18) "Release fee" means a fee charged by a towing company to release a motor vehicle after the towing company has begun to tow the motor vehicle;
(19) "Towing company" means a person engaged in the business of towing motor vehicles by use of a tow truck;
(20) "Unattended motor vehicle" means: (A) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, that is on public or private property, unattended by the owner or authorized driver, and that interferes with or impedes the orderly flow of traffic; or (B) A motor vehicle that is unattended by reason of the arrest of the driver of the motor vehicle; and
(A) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, that is on public or private property, unattended by the owner or authorized driver, and that interferes with or impedes the orderly flow of traffic; or
(B) A motor vehicle that is unattended by reason of the arrest of the driver of the motor vehicle; and
(21) "Vehicle immobilization device" means a device that is designed or adapted to be attached to a parked motor vehicle to prohibit the motor vehicle's usual manner of movement or operation.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1017,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-27-101 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 27 / Section 55-27-101
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

The definitions in chapter 17 of this title shall also apply to those defined terms used in this chapter. Acts 2009, ch. 322, § 2.
The definitions in chapter 17 of this title shall also apply to those defined terms used in this chapter.
Acts 2009, ch. 322, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-702 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 50 / Section 55-50-702
Authority to make agreements - Contents of agreement
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with this part with the motor vehicle administrator or other authorized official of any other state concerning the appearance of a person licensed in one (1) state to answer a summons for a traffic violation issued by the other state. (b) The compact shall provide that if a person licensed by either state is issued a summons by the other state for a moving traffic violation covered by the compact or agreement, the person shall not be detained or required to furnish bail or collateral, and that if the person fails to appear in response to the summons, the person's license may be suspended by the state that issued the license until the person submits to the jurisdiction of the court in which the summons is returnable. (c) The compact shall also provide terms and procedures as are necessary and proper to facilitate its administration. Acts 1979, ch. 102, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 59-732, 55-7-302, 55-7-702.
(a) The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with this part with the motor vehicle administrator or other authorized official of any other state concerning the appearance of a person licensed in one (1) state to answer a summons for a traffic violation issued by the other state.
(b) The compact shall provide that if a person licensed by either state is issued a summons by the other state for a moving traffic violation covered by the compact or agreement, the person shall not be detained or required to furnish bail or collateral, and that if the person fails to appear in response to the summons, the person's license may be suspended by the state that issued the license until the person submits to the jurisdiction of the court in which the summons is returnable.
(c) The compact shall also provide terms and procedures as are necessary and proper to facilitate its administration.
Acts 1979, ch. 102, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 59-732, 55-7-302, 55-7-702.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-137 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-137
Exemption from registration fee for certain veteran or active-duty service members
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding § 55-4-256 , § 55-4-257 , or any other provision of this chapter, a veteran or active-duty service member of the armed services is exempt from the regular registration fee prescribed under § 55-4-111 and any fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) for a motor vehicle sold, given, or donated to the veteran or service member if: (1) The veteran or service member has a service-connected disability as described in 38 U.S.C. § 3901 ; (2) The veteran or service member receives a grant from the United States department of veterans affairs, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 3901 - 3904 ; and (3) The grant is used to provide or assist in providing the vehicle to the veteran or service member. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 606, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Notwithstanding § 55-4-256 , § 55-4-257 , or any other provision of this chapter, a veteran or active-duty service member of the armed services is exempt from the regular registration fee prescribed under § 55-4-111 and any fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) for a motor vehicle sold, given, or donated to the veteran or service member if:
(1) The veteran or service member has a service-connected disability as described in 38 U.S.C. § 3901 ;
(2) The veteran or service member receives a grant from the United States department of veterans affairs, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 3901 - 3904 ; and
(3) The grant is used to provide or assist in providing the vehicle to the veteran or service member.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 606, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-21-112 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 55-21-112
Decals or placards for deaf drivers - Deaf owners
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall, upon application accompanied by a physician's statement, provide and issue a decal or placard of distinctive design indicating that the driver of the vehicle is deaf. (b) The placard shall be personal to the deaf driver and shall only be used by that person. Any other person using the placard commits a Class A misdemeanor. (c) These decals shall be placed in the upper corner on the driver's side of the front windshield. When a deaf recipient transfers the automobile, the decal shall be removed, and a new decal shall be issued by the department, without cost to the deaf individual, upon the individual's presenting the department with the used decal. (d) When the deaf recipient of a decal or placard dies, any decals and placards shall be returned to the commissioner by the responsible representatives of the deceased. (e) One (1) decal or placard shall be provided free to a deaf individual. If the individual desires both a decal and a placard, or desires a second decal or placard, the department may charge the individual a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for the decal or placard. (f) (1) The department shall, upon application accompanied by a physician's statement, provide and issue registration and registration plates to deaf owners of motor vehicles. The registration plates shall conform to the requirements of § 55-4-103 , except that they shall bear a distinctive series of letters and numbers to inform law enforcement officers that the owner of the vehicle is deaf. (2) The department shall divulge the distinctive series of letters and numbers only to the department of safety and other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in this state, and shall not make the information available to the general public. (3) All applicable registration and licensing fees shall be paid by the deaf owner. (4) Except as expressly provided by this section, registration and license plates for the deaf shall be issued and renewed in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title. (5) All law enforcement officers charged with the enforcement of this chapter shall receive, as part of in-service training, instruction in the identification of the special license plates for deaf drivers provided for in this section. Acts 1988, ch. 766, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 6; 1992, ch. 678, § 1.
(a) The department shall, upon application accompanied by a physician's statement, provide and issue a decal or placard of distinctive design indicating that the driver of the vehicle is deaf.
(b) The placard shall be personal to the deaf driver and shall only be used by that person. Any other person using the placard commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) These decals shall be placed in the upper corner on the driver's side of the front windshield. When a deaf recipient transfers the automobile, the decal shall be removed, and a new decal shall be issued by the department, without cost to the deaf individual, upon the individual's presenting the department with the used decal.
(d) When the deaf recipient of a decal or placard dies, any decals and placards shall be returned to the commissioner by the responsible representatives of the deceased.
(e) One (1) decal or placard shall be provided free to a deaf individual. If the individual desires both a decal and a placard, or desires a second decal or placard, the department may charge the individual a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for the decal or placard.
(f) (1) The department shall, upon application accompanied by a physician's statement, provide and issue registration and registration plates to deaf owners of motor vehicles. The registration plates shall conform to the requirements of § 55-4-103 , except that they shall bear a distinctive series of letters and numbers to inform law enforcement officers that the owner of the vehicle is deaf. (2) The department shall divulge the distinctive series of letters and numbers only to the department of safety and other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in this state, and shall not make the information available to the general public. (3) All applicable registration and licensing fees shall be paid by the deaf owner. (4) Except as expressly provided by this section, registration and license plates for the deaf shall be issued and renewed in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title. (5) All law enforcement officers charged with the enforcement of this chapter shall receive, as part of in-service training, instruction in the identification of the special license plates for deaf drivers provided for in this section.
(1) The department shall, upon application accompanied by a physician's statement, provide and issue registration and registration plates to deaf owners of motor vehicles. The registration plates shall conform to the requirements of § 55-4-103 , except that they shall bear a distinctive series of letters and numbers to inform law enforcement officers that the owner of the vehicle is deaf.
(2) The department shall divulge the distinctive series of letters and numbers only to the department of safety and other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in this state, and shall not make the information available to the general public.
(3) All applicable registration and licensing fees shall be paid by the deaf owner.
(4) Except as expressly provided by this section, registration and license plates for the deaf shall be issued and renewed in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title.
(5) All law enforcement officers charged with the enforcement of this chapter shall receive, as part of in-service training, instruction in the identification of the special license plates for deaf drivers provided for in this section.
Acts 1988, ch. 766, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 6; 1992, ch. 678, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-15-103 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 55-15-103
"Motor vehicle" defined
Status: in_force

"Motor vehicle," as used in this chapter, includes all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power, except traction engines, road rollers, fire and police vehicles, ambulances, agricultural tractors, tractor cranes, steam shovels, road building machinery, electric trucks with small wheels used in factories, warehouses, and railroad stations and operated principally on private property, and such vehicles run only upon rails or tracks. Acts 1939, ch. 200, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 6770.34 (Williams, § 6770.42); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1503.
"Motor vehicle," as used in this chapter, includes all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power, except traction engines, road rollers, fire and police vehicles, ambulances, agricultural tractors, tractor cranes, steam shovels, road building machinery, electric trucks with small wheels used in factories, warehouses, and railroad stations and operated principally on private property, and such vehicles run only upon rails or tracks.
Acts 1939, ch. 200, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 6770.34 (Williams, § 6770.42); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1503.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-260 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-260
Bronze Star (Meritorious)
Status: in_force

(a) A recipient of the Bronze Star (Meritorious) or the Air Medal (Meritorious) who is a resident of this state and who is an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon paying the regular registration fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111 , and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) , shall be issued a distinctive Air Medal (Meritorious) or Bronze Star (Meritorious) motor vehicle registration plate, as appropriate, for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (b) (1) The Bronze Star (Meritorious) plates provided for in this section shall include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Bronze Star (Meritorious). The legend shall read "Bronze Star - Meritorious." The registration number of the plate shall include the letters "BSM" and a unique identifying number. (2) The Air Medal (Meritorious) plates provided for in this section shall include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Air Medal (Meritorious). The legend shall read "Air Medal - Meritorious." The registration number of the plate shall include the letters "REM" and a unique identifying number. (c) Eligibility for Air Medal (Meritorious) plates and Bronze Star (Meritorious) plates shall be determined by the department by consulting the appropriate information on the DD214 form, or in a case of military service predating 1950, in consultation with appropriate information on the equivalent form or on other official documentation, or a written communication from the department of veterans services, the form, documentation or communication certifying that the application for the plate is submitted by a recipient of the Bronze Star (Meritorious) or the Air Medal (Meritorious), as appropriate. (d) (1) Any Air Medal (Meritorious or Valor) license plate issued to any recipient of the Air Medal prior to May 13, 2013, shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (2) Any Air Medal license plate initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Meritorious) on or after May 13, 2013, shall be military cultural plates on and after such date; provided, that the plate shall be subject to the regular registration fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111 , and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) . (3) (A) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 13, 2013, and prior to May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 13, 2013; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (B) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates on and after May 19, 2014; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (4) Any Silver Star or Bronze Star (Valor) plates issued prior to May 19, 2014, shall be considered memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 19, 2014; provided, that such plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1023,s 49, eff. 7/1/2018. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966,s 9, eff. 5/19/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966,s 8, eff. 5/19/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966,s 1, eff. 5/19/2014. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 318,Secs.s10, s11, s12 eff. 5/13/2013. Acts 2002, ch. 876, § 6; 2007, ch. 484, § 51.
(a) A recipient of the Bronze Star (Meritorious) or the Air Medal (Meritorious) who is a resident of this state and who is an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon paying the regular registration fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111 , and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) , shall be issued a distinctive Air Medal (Meritorious) or Bronze Star (Meritorious) motor vehicle registration plate, as appropriate, for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(b) (1) The Bronze Star (Meritorious) plates provided for in this section shall include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Bronze Star (Meritorious). The legend shall read "Bronze Star - Meritorious." The registration number of the plate shall include the letters "BSM" and a unique identifying number. (2) The Air Medal (Meritorious) plates provided for in this section shall include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Air Medal (Meritorious). The legend shall read "Air Medal - Meritorious." The registration number of the plate shall include the letters "REM" and a unique identifying number.
(1) The Bronze Star (Meritorious) plates provided for in this section shall include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Bronze Star (Meritorious). The legend shall read "Bronze Star - Meritorious." The registration number of the plate shall include the letters "BSM" and a unique identifying number.
(2) The Air Medal (Meritorious) plates provided for in this section shall include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Air Medal (Meritorious). The legend shall read "Air Medal - Meritorious." The registration number of the plate shall include the letters "REM" and a unique identifying number.
(c) Eligibility for Air Medal (Meritorious) plates and Bronze Star (Meritorious) plates shall be determined by the department by consulting the appropriate information on the DD214 form, or in a case of military service predating 1950, in consultation with appropriate information on the equivalent form or on other official documentation, or a written communication from the department of veterans services, the form, documentation or communication certifying that the application for the plate is submitted by a recipient of the Bronze Star (Meritorious) or the Air Medal (Meritorious), as appropriate.
(d) (1) Any Air Medal (Meritorious or Valor) license plate issued to any recipient of the Air Medal prior to May 13, 2013, shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (2) Any Air Medal license plate initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Meritorious) on or after May 13, 2013, shall be military cultural plates on and after such date; provided, that the plate shall be subject to the regular registration fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111 , and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) . (3) (A) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 13, 2013, and prior to May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 13, 2013; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (B) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates on and after May 19, 2014; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (4) Any Silver Star or Bronze Star (Valor) plates issued prior to May 19, 2014, shall be considered memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 19, 2014; provided, that such plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) .
(1) Any Air Medal (Meritorious or Valor) license plate issued to any recipient of the Air Medal prior to May 13, 2013, shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) .
(2) Any Air Medal license plate initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Meritorious) on or after May 13, 2013, shall be military cultural plates on and after such date; provided, that the plate shall be subject to the regular registration fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111 , and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204(c)(1) .
(3) (A) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 13, 2013, and prior to May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 13, 2013; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) . (B) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates on and after May 19, 2014; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) .
(A) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 13, 2013, and prior to May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 13, 2013; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) .
(B) Any Air Medal license plates initially issued to any recipient of the Air Medal (Valor) on or after May 19, 2014, shall be memorial plates on and after May 19, 2014; provided, that the plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) .
(4) Any Silver Star or Bronze Star (Valor) plates issued prior to May 19, 2014, shall be considered memorial plates upon their first renewal on or after May 19, 2014; provided, that such plates shall not be subject to the regular registration fee and shall be free of charge pursuant to § 55-4-204(b) .
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1023,s 49, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966,s 9, eff. 5/19/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966,s 8, eff. 5/19/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966,s 1, eff. 5/19/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 318,Secs.s10, s11, s12 eff. 5/13/2013.
Acts 2002, ch. 876, § 6; 2007, ch. 484, § 51.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-709 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 10 / Section 55-10-709
Inspection of records
Status: in_force

Any record developed pursuant to this part shall be subject to the same limited inspection provisions found in §§ 37-1-153 and 37-1-154 . Acts 1989, ch. 64, § 10.
Any record developed pursuant to this part shall be subject to the same limited inspection provisions found in §§ 37-1-153 and 37-1-154 .
Acts 1989, ch. 64, § 10.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-344 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-344
Medical condition or disease support and awareness
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Pat Summitt Foundation. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Pat Summitt Foundation, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to award grants to nonprofit organizations that advance research for treatment and a cure for Alzheimer's disease, provide support for patients and caregivers, and educate the public on Alzheimer's disease. (b) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Down Syndrome Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must contain the logo or other appropriate design representative of the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used solely to provide education, advocacy, and support resources for individuals with Down Syndrome and their families. (c) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued an Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (c) must bear a logo or other appropriate emblem designed to raise public awareness about autism. The plates must be designed in consultation with ASMT, Inc. (3) In accordance with § 55-4-301 , funds produced from the sale of the Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to ASMT, Inc. for distribution to ASMT, Inc., Autism Society of East Tennessee, and the Autism Society of the MidSouth. The funds must be used exclusively to support, educate, advocate, and raise public awareness about autism in Tennessee. (d) Let Freedom Ring [Obsolete. See Compiler's Notes.] (e) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (e) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (3) The funds produced from the sale of Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively in Tennessee to improve the quality of life for Tennessee residents affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support, and advocacy. (f) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (f) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc. (3) (A) Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202 , the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and shall pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in § 55-4-204 prior to the issuance of the plate. (B) The motorcycle plates authorized by this subsection (f) must be substantially the same in design and configuration, allowing for variations due to size restrictions, as the regular motor vehicle registration plates authorized by § 55-4-203(c)(7) , as applicable. (4) The funds produced from the sale of Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively in furtherance of the organization's activities in this state and its mission to help save eyesight for residents of Middle Tennessee in need. (g) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , must be issued a Wilder Reign new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (g) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Wilder Reign. (3) The funds produced from the sale of Wilder Reign new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Wilder Reign in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to provide supportive resources to individuals impacted by major medical, mental health, and terminal illnesses. (h) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Sickle Cell Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (h) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the Sickle Cell Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to provide educational awareness, comprehensive social services, and collective supportive impact to all persons affected by Sickle Cell Disease within service areas in Tennessee. (i) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued an End Overdose new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (i) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Hustle Recovery, Inc. (3) The funds produced from the sale of End Overdose new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Hustle Recovery, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to support the organization's mission of helping persons struggling with addiction get into treatment, recovery programs, and housing, as well as with basic and immediate needs, including clothing, toiletries, and transportation to treatment. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 804,s 22, eff. 7/1/2024. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
(a) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Pat Summitt Foundation. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Pat Summitt Foundation, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to award grants to nonprofit organizations that advance research for treatment and a cure for Alzheimer's disease, provide support for patients and caregivers, and educate the public on Alzheimer's disease.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Pat Summitt Foundation.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of the Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Pat Summitt Foundation, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to award grants to nonprofit organizations that advance research for treatment and a cure for Alzheimer's disease, provide support for patients and caregivers, and educate the public on Alzheimer's disease.
(b) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Down Syndrome Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must contain the logo or other appropriate design representative of the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used solely to provide education, advocacy, and support resources for individuals with Down Syndrome and their families.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Down Syndrome Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must contain the logo or other appropriate design representative of the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of the new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used solely to provide education, advocacy, and support resources for individuals with Down Syndrome and their families.
(c) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued an Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (c) must bear a logo or other appropriate emblem designed to raise public awareness about autism. The plates must be designed in consultation with ASMT, Inc. (3) In accordance with § 55-4-301 , funds produced from the sale of the Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to ASMT, Inc. for distribution to ASMT, Inc., Autism Society of East Tennessee, and the Autism Society of the MidSouth. The funds must be used exclusively to support, educate, advocate, and raise public awareness about autism in Tennessee.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued an Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (c) must bear a logo or other appropriate emblem designed to raise public awareness about autism. The plates must be designed in consultation with ASMT, Inc.
(3) In accordance with § 55-4-301 , funds produced from the sale of the Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to ASMT, Inc. for distribution to ASMT, Inc., Autism Society of East Tennessee, and the Autism Society of the MidSouth. The funds must be used exclusively to support, educate, advocate, and raise public awareness about autism in Tennessee.
(d) Let Freedom Ring [Obsolete. See Compiler's Notes.]
(e) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (e) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (3) The funds produced from the sale of Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively in Tennessee to improve the quality of life for Tennessee residents affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support, and advocacy.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (e) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively in Tennessee to improve the quality of life for Tennessee residents affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support, and advocacy.
(f) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (f) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc. (3) (A) Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202 , the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and shall pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in § 55-4-204 prior to the issuance of the plate. (B) The motorcycle plates authorized by this subsection (f) must be substantially the same in design and configuration, allowing for variations due to size restrictions, as the regular motor vehicle registration plates authorized by § 55-4-203(c)(7) , as applicable. (4) The funds produced from the sale of Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively in furtherance of the organization's activities in this state and its mission to help save eyesight for residents of Middle Tennessee in need.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (f) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc.
(3) (A) Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202 , the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and shall pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in § 55-4-204 prior to the issuance of the plate. (B) The motorcycle plates authorized by this subsection (f) must be substantially the same in design and configuration, allowing for variations due to size restrictions, as the regular motor vehicle registration plates authorized by § 55-4-203(c)(7) , as applicable.
(A) Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202 , the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and shall pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in § 55-4-204 prior to the issuance of the plate.
(B) The motorcycle plates authorized by this subsection (f) must be substantially the same in design and configuration, allowing for variations due to size restrictions, as the regular motor vehicle registration plates authorized by § 55-4-203(c)(7) , as applicable.
(4) The funds produced from the sale of Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively in furtherance of the organization's activities in this state and its mission to help save eyesight for residents of Middle Tennessee in need.
(g) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , must be issued a Wilder Reign new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (g) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Wilder Reign. (3) The funds produced from the sale of Wilder Reign new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Wilder Reign in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to provide supportive resources to individuals impacted by major medical, mental health, and terminal illnesses.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , must be issued a Wilder Reign new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (g) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Wilder Reign.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of Wilder Reign new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Wilder Reign in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to provide supportive resources to individuals impacted by major medical, mental health, and terminal illnesses.
(h) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Sickle Cell Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (h) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the Sickle Cell Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to provide educational awareness, comprehensive social services, and collective supportive impact to all persons affected by Sickle Cell Disease within service areas in Tennessee.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a Sickle Cell Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (h) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of the Sickle Cell Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to provide educational awareness, comprehensive social services, and collective supportive impact to all persons affected by Sickle Cell Disease within service areas in Tennessee.
(i) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued an End Overdose new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (i) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Hustle Recovery, Inc. (3) The funds produced from the sale of End Overdose new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Hustle Recovery, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to support the organization's mission of helping persons struggling with addiction get into treatment, recovery programs, and housing, as well as with basic and immediate needs, including clothing, toiletries, and transportation to treatment.
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued an End Overdose new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (i) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Hustle Recovery, Inc.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of End Overdose new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Hustle Recovery, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively to support the organization's mission of helping persons struggling with addiction get into treatment, recovery programs, and housing, as well as with basic and immediate needs, including clothing, toiletries, and transportation to treatment.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 804,s 22, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-102 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-102
Provisions refer to vehicles upon highways - Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, relating to the operation of vehicles, refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways, except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section. (b) (1) This chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title apply to the operation of motor vehicles upon streets, roads, and highways within federal reservations or under federal ownership and control if the following conditions exist: (A) The streets, roads or highways are generally open to public travel; and (B) The federal agency owning or controlling the streets, roads, or highways enters into an agreement with the county and/or municipality in which the same are located. (2) (A) Whenever an agreement is entered into pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(B), the agreement shall describe the streets, roads and highways affected. (B) The agreement shall be filed with the clerk of court having original jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of the traffic safety laws. Upon filing, the judge of the court may take judicial notice of the agreement. (C) The streets, roads, and highways covered by the agreement shall be considered public streets, roads, and highways of the state for purposes of enforcement of this chapter or chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 2; T.C.A., § 59-802; Acts 1988, ch. 631, §§ 1, 2.
(a) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, relating to the operation of vehicles, refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways, except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.
(b) (1) This chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title apply to the operation of motor vehicles upon streets, roads, and highways within federal reservations or under federal ownership and control if the following conditions exist: (A) The streets, roads or highways are generally open to public travel; and (B) The federal agency owning or controlling the streets, roads, or highways enters into an agreement with the county and/or municipality in which the same are located. (2) (A) Whenever an agreement is entered into pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(B), the agreement shall describe the streets, roads and highways affected. (B) The agreement shall be filed with the clerk of court having original jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of the traffic safety laws. Upon filing, the judge of the court may take judicial notice of the agreement. (C) The streets, roads, and highways covered by the agreement shall be considered public streets, roads, and highways of the state for purposes of enforcement of this chapter or chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.
(1) This chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title apply to the operation of motor vehicles upon streets, roads, and highways within federal reservations or under federal ownership and control if the following conditions exist: (A) The streets, roads or highways are generally open to public travel; and (B) The federal agency owning or controlling the streets, roads, or highways enters into an agreement with the county and/or municipality in which the same are located.
(A) The streets, roads or highways are generally open to public travel; and
(B) The federal agency owning or controlling the streets, roads, or highways enters into an agreement with the county and/or municipality in which the same are located.
(2) (A) Whenever an agreement is entered into pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(B), the agreement shall describe the streets, roads and highways affected. (B) The agreement shall be filed with the clerk of court having original jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of the traffic safety laws. Upon filing, the judge of the court may take judicial notice of the agreement. (C) The streets, roads, and highways covered by the agreement shall be considered public streets, roads, and highways of the state for purposes of enforcement of this chapter or chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.
(A) Whenever an agreement is entered into pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(B), the agreement shall describe the streets, roads and highways affected.
(B) The agreement shall be filed with the clerk of court having original jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of the traffic safety laws. Upon filing, the judge of the court may take judicial notice of the agreement.
(C) The streets, roads, and highways covered by the agreement shall be considered public streets, roads, and highways of the state for purposes of enforcement of this chapter or chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 2; T.C.A., § 59-802; Acts 1988, ch. 631, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-172 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-172
Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles - Penalty
Status: in_force

(a) Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except as to those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their nature can have no application. (b) Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in §§ 55-8-171 - 55-8-177 applicable to bicycles or electric bicycles. (c) Every person riding an electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in part 3 of this chapter applicable to electric bicycles. (d) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 823,s 12, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 72; T.C.A., § 59-873; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except as to those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their nature can have no application.
(b) Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in §§ 55-8-171 - 55-8-177 applicable to bicycles or electric bicycles.
(c) Every person riding an electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in part 3 of this chapter applicable to electric bicycles.
(d) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 823,s 12, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 72; T.C.A., § 59-873; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-14-102 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 14 / Section 55-14-102
Articles not to be sold until possessed for three days
Status: in_force

No sale of any secondhand automobile tires or secondhand automobile accessories shall be made by any dealer in the articles until they have been in the dealer's possession for a period of three (3) days. Acts 1921, ch. 15, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 6621a2; Code 1932, § 6757; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1402.
No sale of any secondhand automobile tires or secondhand automobile accessories shall be made by any dealer in the articles until they have been in the dealer's possession for a period of three (3) days.
Acts 1921, ch. 15, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 6621a2; Code 1932, § 6757; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1402.