Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-279 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-279
Combat Badges
Status: in_force

(a) A recipient of a combat badge, medal, or ribbon 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 paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a distinctive license plate corresponding to an awarded combat badge, medal, or ribbon for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (b) The following combat badge, medal, and ribbon license plates are authorized pursuant to this section: (1) The Combat Action Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Badge. The legend must read "Combat Action Badge"; (2) The Combat Infantryman Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The legend must read "Combat Infantryman Badge"; (3) The Combat Medical Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Medical Badge. The legend must read "Combat Medical Badge"; (4) The Combat Action Medal plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal. The legend must read "Combat Action Medal"; (5) The Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal, Navy and Marine Corps. The legend must read "Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps"; and (6) The Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal, Coast Guard. The legend must read "Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard". (c) All applications pursuant to this section must be accompanied by the following as proof of eligibility for issuance of a plate pursuant to this section: (1) (A) A valid military identification card or such other document as the commissioner designates as sufficient proof that the applicant is an active member of the United States armed forces; or (B) (i) A certified copy of the veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), honorable discharge certificate, department of defense form 256 (DD 256), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, that indicates an honorable discharge characterization; (ii) A valid DD form 2 (Retired) military identification card; or (iii) A Tennessee driver license that indicates military service in accordance with § 55-50-354 ; and (2) Documentation certifying that the application for the plate is submitted by a recipient of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to include: (A) Military orders awarding the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to the member or veteran; or (B) The veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, indicating the awarding of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard. (d) An applicant is required to submit the documentation required by subsection (c) only when initially applying for license plates under this section. Subsequent license plates under this section must be issued to that person without the repeated presentation of documentation. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 804,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 968, s 42, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) A recipient of a combat badge, medal, or ribbon 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 paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204 , shall be issued a distinctive license plate corresponding to an awarded combat badge, medal, or ribbon for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(b) The following combat badge, medal, and ribbon license plates are authorized pursuant to this section: (1) The Combat Action Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Badge. The legend must read "Combat Action Badge"; (2) The Combat Infantryman Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The legend must read "Combat Infantryman Badge"; (3) The Combat Medical Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Medical Badge. The legend must read "Combat Medical Badge"; (4) The Combat Action Medal plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal. The legend must read "Combat Action Medal"; (5) The Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal, Navy and Marine Corps. The legend must read "Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps"; and (6) The Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal, Coast Guard. The legend must read "Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard".
(1) The Combat Action Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Badge. The legend must read "Combat Action Badge";
(2) The Combat Infantryman Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The legend must read "Combat Infantryman Badge";
(3) The Combat Medical Badge plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Medical Badge. The legend must read "Combat Medical Badge";
(4) The Combat Action Medal plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal. The legend must read "Combat Action Medal";
(5) The Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal, Navy and Marine Corps. The legend must read "Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps"; and
(6) The Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard plate, which must include an identification legend distinctive to recipients of the Combat Action Medal, Coast Guard. The legend must read "Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard".
(c) All applications pursuant to this section must be accompanied by the following as proof of eligibility for issuance of a plate pursuant to this section: (1) (A) A valid military identification card or such other document as the commissioner designates as sufficient proof that the applicant is an active member of the United States armed forces; or (B) (i) A certified copy of the veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), honorable discharge certificate, department of defense form 256 (DD 256), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, that indicates an honorable discharge characterization; (ii) A valid DD form 2 (Retired) military identification card; or (iii) A Tennessee driver license that indicates military service in accordance with § 55-50-354 ; and (2) Documentation certifying that the application for the plate is submitted by a recipient of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to include: (A) Military orders awarding the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to the member or veteran; or (B) The veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, indicating the awarding of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard.
(1) (A) A valid military identification card or such other document as the commissioner designates as sufficient proof that the applicant is an active member of the United States armed forces; or (B) (i) A certified copy of the veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), honorable discharge certificate, department of defense form 256 (DD 256), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, that indicates an honorable discharge characterization; (ii) A valid DD form 2 (Retired) military identification card; or (iii) A Tennessee driver license that indicates military service in accordance with § 55-50-354 ; and
(A) A valid military identification card or such other document as the commissioner designates as sufficient proof that the applicant is an active member of the United States armed forces; or
(B) (i) A certified copy of the veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), honorable discharge certificate, department of defense form 256 (DD 256), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, that indicates an honorable discharge characterization; (ii) A valid DD form 2 (Retired) military identification card; or (iii) A Tennessee driver license that indicates military service in accordance with § 55-50-354 ; and
(i) A certified copy of the veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), honorable discharge certificate, department of defense form 256 (DD 256), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, that indicates an honorable discharge characterization;
(ii) A valid DD form 2 (Retired) military identification card; or
(iii) A Tennessee driver license that indicates military service in accordance with § 55-50-354 ; and
(2) Documentation certifying that the application for the plate is submitted by a recipient of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to include: (A) Military orders awarding the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to the member or veteran; or (B) The veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, indicating the awarding of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard.
(A) Military orders awarding the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard, to the member or veteran; or
(B) The veteran's certificate of release or discharge from active duty, department of defense form 214 (DD 214), or report of separation and record of service, NGB form 22, indicating the awarding of the Combat Action Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical Badge; Combat Action Medal; Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps; or Combat Action Ribbon, Coast Guard.
(d) An applicant is required to submit the documentation required by subsection (c) only when initially applying for license plates under this section. Subsequent license plates under this section must be issued to that person without the repeated presentation of documentation.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 804,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 968, s 42, eff. 7/1/2022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-111 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-111
Registration fees - Classification of vehicles - Registration taxes
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In order to facilitate efficient and uniform enforcement of chapters 1-6 of this title, motor vehicles, excepting such motor vehicles as are constructed for the purpose of transporting tangible personal property or other property, and passenger motor vehicles operating for hire, are classified, and the respective registration taxes imposed are fixed as follows: Class (A) Motorcycles or autocycles - registration fee ................................. $ 16.75 Class (B) Passenger motor vehicle and motor home - registration fee ...................................................................... 23.75 Class (C) Antique vehicles - registration fee ............................................. 30.00 Class (D)(i) Privately owned trailers and trailers held for public rental, not exceeding eight feet (8') in width and less than twenty feet (20') in length, exclusive of the tongue, and all trailers which are limited to vacationing and camping purposes, unless otherwise exempted in this section, and any privately owned trailer or semitrailer that is otherwise exempted, but the owner desires to be registered -. registration fee ..... 14.50 (ii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions not exceeding eight feet (8') in width - registration fee ............................................ 24.00 (iii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions exceeding eight feet (8') - registration fee .............................................................. 36.00 Class (E) Private buses (not for hire) - In the case of buses or motor driven coaches utilized exclusively for transporting either the owner or persons associated with the owner in a trade, business or vocation, or both of them, together with personalty constituting the tools of such trade, business or vocation, between places where such trade, business or vocation may be carried on, and not used to transport persons or property for hire . registration fee ........................................ 205.00 Class (F) Low speed vehicles - registration fee ......................................... 14.50 Class (G) Medium speed vehicles - registration fee .................................... 14.50 Class (H)(i) Class I off-highway vehicles - registration fee ............................... 15.00 (ii) Class II off-highway vehicles - registration fee .............................. 16.00 (2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the first one dollar ($1.00) of each registration fee imposed by subdivision (a)(1) shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the police pay supplement fund. (b) (1) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner, applying for registration and certifying that the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied is an "antique motor vehicle," the commissioner may issue license plates to owners of antique motor vehicles in accordance with part 2 of this chapter. These license plates shall bear the word "ANTIQUE" in capital letters at the bottom of their plate, and a unique identifying number in the center of the plate. For the purpose of this section, "antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle over twenty-five (25) years old with a nonmodified engine and body that is used: (A) For participation in, or transportation to and from, club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses as a collector's item; (B) On the highways for the purpose of selling, testing the operation of, or obtaining repairs to or maintenance on such motor vehicle; and (C) For general transportation on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. (2) This registration shall be valid so long as title to the antique motor vehicle is vested in the applicant, and shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring annual registration. (3) Any person violating this section, or operating an antique motor vehicle for general transportation purposes on a day other than Saturday or Sunday or a federal holiday, shall forfeit the antique motor vehicle registration, shall be liable for the regular registration fee for that vehicle, and shall be barred from applying for or holding antique motor vehicle registration for five (5) years from the date of the violation. (4) The owner or lessee of an antique motor vehicle may display on the vehicle, when the vehicle is stationary, the license plate from an era when the vehicle was manufactured instead of the current license plate registered to the owner or lessee in accordance with part 2 of this chapter. The owner or lessee shall display the current license plate on the vehicle when the vehicle is being operated on any highway, road, or street open for public use in this state. (5) Instead of registering for a new license plate in accordance with part 2 of this chapter, the department shall permit owners of antique motor vehicles to register an official license plate issued by the state from an era when the vehicle was manufactured. A vintage license plate registered pursuant to this subdivision (b)(5) must be displayed on the vehicle in accordance with § 55-4-110 . (c) (1) There shall be no tax on trailers owned by farmers and used for agricultural purposes or hauling livestock between farm and market. (2) This section shall not apply to trailers: (A) Used for the transportation of boats or drawn by an automobile or truck, unless the owner desires that the trailer be registered; (B) Used in the furtherance of a business; or (C) That are truck trailers registered under § 55-4-113 . (3) This section shall apply to house trailers and rented trailers as defined in this section and to any personal trailer, including a trailer used for the transportation of boats or other trailer or semitrailer drawn by an automobile or truck, that is not required to be registered but that the owner desires to be registered. (d) Each person engaged in the business of renting trailers of any description to others for a consideration may register each trailer, for a period of ten (10) years, and annually pay the registration fee; provided, that every owner of automobile utility trailers engaged in the business of leasing such trailers in interstate as well as intrastate commerce shall register with the commissioner that the person is so engaged in the business of leasing such trailers in interstate as well as intrastate commerce, and shall furnish proof to the commissioner that the person has registered in the state, a number of trailers equal to the average number of automobile utility trailers operated by this person during the preceding licensing year in and through this state. Thereafter, all such trailers properly identified as belonging to the registered person and licensed in any state, territory, province, country or the District of Columbia shall be permitted to operate in this state on an interstate and intrastate basis. For the purpose of interstate and intrastate reciprocal provisions of this chapter, the utility trailers shall be classified the same as private passenger automobiles and extended the same privileges. The burden of submitting verifiable data as to the average number of trailers operating during the preceding licensing year in and throughout this state shall be on the trailer owner. The commissioner's determination in and through the state during the preceding licensing year shall be final. (e) Only one (1) registration plate shall be issued for trailers. (f) For the purposes of this section, "mobile home" or "house trailer" is a trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways, or whose chassis and exterior shell are designed and constructed for use as a house trailer, but which is used instead for the advertising, sales, display or promotion of merchandise or services, or for any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or for distribution by a private carrier. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 569,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 181, s 2, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 10, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 3/15/2017. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 790, s 3, eff. 1/1/2017. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 83 (Williams, § 5538.183); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 17; 1955, ch. 10, § 1; 1955, ch. 52, §§ 6, 7; 1957, ch. 250, § 1; 1957, ch. 388, § 1; 1961, ch. 336, § 1; 1963, ch. 143, § 7; 1963, ch. 145, §§ 1, 3; 1965, ch. 48, § 1; 1965, ch. 269, § 1; 1965, ch. 283, § 1; 1967, ch. 218, § 1; 1973, ch. 234, § 4; 1974, ch. 735, § 1; 1978, ch. 786, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-421; Acts 1984, ch. 966, § 10; 1985, ch. 283, § 2; 1985, ch. 402, § 6; 1985, ch. 461, § 1; 1986, ch. 804, § 8; 1987, ch. 446, § 8; 1988, ch. 816, § 1; 1991, ch. 13, § 1; 1994, ch. 603, § 1; 1994, ch. 662, § 1; 1995, ch. 282, § 1; 1999, ch. 98, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 4, § 1; 2002, ch. 620, § 1; 2002, ch. 747, § 4; 2002, ch. 856, § 8a; 2006, ch. 910, §§ 1, 2; 2007 , ch. 142, §§ 1, 2; 2007 , ch. 601, § 1; 2008 , ch. 959, § 3; 2009 , ch. 265, § 1; 2009 , ch. 530, § 127.
(a) (1) In order to facilitate efficient and uniform enforcement of chapters 1-6 of this title, motor vehicles, excepting such motor vehicles as are constructed for the purpose of transporting tangible personal property or other property, and passenger motor vehicles operating for hire, are classified, and the respective registration taxes imposed are fixed as follows: Class (A) Motorcycles or autocycles - registration fee ................................. $ 16.75 Class (B) Passenger motor vehicle and motor home - registration fee ...................................................................... 23.75 Class (C) Antique vehicles - registration fee ............................................. 30.00 Class (D)(i) Privately owned trailers and trailers held for public rental, not exceeding eight feet (8') in width and less than twenty feet (20') in length, exclusive of the tongue, and all trailers which are limited to vacationing and camping purposes, unless otherwise exempted in this section, and any privately owned trailer or semitrailer that is otherwise exempted, but the owner desires to be registered -. registration fee ..... 14.50 (ii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions not exceeding eight feet (8') in width - registration fee ............................................ 24.00 (iii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions exceeding eight feet (8') - registration fee .............................................................. 36.00 Class (E) Private buses (not for hire) - In the case of buses or motor driven coaches utilized exclusively for transporting either the owner or persons associated with the owner in a trade, business or vocation, or both of them, together with personalty constituting the tools of such trade, business or vocation, between places where such trade, business or vocation may be carried on, and not used to transport persons or property for hire . registration fee ........................................ 205.00 Class (F) Low speed vehicles - registration fee ......................................... 14.50 Class (G) Medium speed vehicles - registration fee .................................... 14.50 Class (H)(i) Class I off-highway vehicles - registration fee ............................... 15.00 (ii) Class II off-highway vehicles - registration fee .............................. 16.00 (2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the first one dollar ($1.00) of each registration fee imposed by subdivision (a)(1) shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the police pay supplement fund.
(1) In order to facilitate efficient and uniform enforcement of chapters 1-6 of this title, motor vehicles, excepting such motor vehicles as are constructed for the purpose of transporting tangible personal property or other property, and passenger motor vehicles operating for hire, are classified, and the respective registration taxes imposed are fixed as follows: Class (A) Motorcycles or autocycles - registration fee ................................. $ 16.75 Class (B) Passenger motor vehicle and motor home - registration fee ...................................................................... 23.75 Class (C) Antique vehicles - registration fee ............................................. 30.00 Class (D)(i) Privately owned trailers and trailers held for public rental, not exceeding eight feet (8') in width and less than twenty feet (20') in length, exclusive of the tongue, and all trailers which are limited to vacationing and camping purposes, unless otherwise exempted in this section, and any privately owned trailer or semitrailer that is otherwise exempted, but the owner desires to be registered -. registration fee ..... 14.50 (ii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions not exceeding eight feet (8') in width - registration fee ............................................ 24.00 (iii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions exceeding eight feet (8') - registration fee .............................................................. 36.00 Class (E) Private buses (not for hire) - In the case of buses or motor driven coaches utilized exclusively for transporting either the owner or persons associated with the owner in a trade, business or vocation, or both of them, together with personalty constituting the tools of such trade, business or vocation, between places where such trade, business or vocation may be carried on, and not used to transport persons or property for hire . registration fee ........................................ 205.00 Class (F) Low speed vehicles - registration fee ......................................... 14.50 Class (G) Medium speed vehicles - registration fee .................................... 14.50 Class (H)(i) Class I off-highway vehicles - registration fee ............................... 15.00 (ii) Class II off-highway vehicles - registration fee .............................. 16.00
Class (A) Motorcycles or autocycles - registration fee ................................. $ 16.75 Class (B) Passenger motor vehicle and motor home - registration fee ...................................................................... 23.75 Class (C) Antique vehicles - registration fee ............................................. 30.00 Class (D)(i) Privately owned trailers and trailers held for public rental, not exceeding eight feet (8') in width and less than twenty feet (20') in length, exclusive of the tongue, and all trailers which are limited to vacationing and camping purposes, unless otherwise exempted in this section, and any privately owned trailer or semitrailer that is otherwise exempted, but the owner desires to be registered -. registration fee ..... 14.50 (ii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions not exceeding eight feet (8') in width - registration fee ............................................ 24.00 (iii) Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions exceeding eight feet (8') - registration fee .............................................................. 36.00 Class (E) Private buses (not for hire) - In the case of buses or motor driven coaches utilized exclusively for transporting either the owner or persons associated with the owner in a trade, business or vocation, or both of them, together with personalty constituting the tools of such trade, business or vocation, between places where such trade, business or vocation may be carried on, and not used to transport persons or property for hire . registration fee ........................................ 205.00 Class (F) Low speed vehicles - registration fee ......................................... 14.50 Class (G) Medium speed vehicles - registration fee .................................... 14.50 Class (H)(i) Class I off-highway vehicles - registration fee ............................... 15.00 (ii) Class II off-highway vehicles - registration fee .............................. 16.00
Class (A)
Motorcycles or autocycles - registration fee .................................
$ 16.75
Class (B)
Passenger motor vehicle and motor home - registration fee ......................................................................
23.75
Class (C)
Antique vehicles - registration fee .............................................
30.00
Class (D)(i)
Privately owned trailers and trailers held for public rental, not exceeding eight feet (8') in width and less than twenty feet (20') in length, exclusive of the tongue, and all trailers which are limited to vacationing and camping purposes, unless otherwise exempted in this section, and any privately owned trailer or semitrailer that is otherwise exempted, but the owner desires to be registered -. registration fee .....
14.50
(ii)
Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions not exceeding eight feet (8') in width - registration fee ............................................
24.00
(iii)
Mobile homes or house trailers, whether privately owned or held for public rental, the chassis and exterior shell of which are designed and constructed for occupancy, but with dimensions exceeding eight feet (8') - registration fee ..............................................................
36.00
Class (E)
Private buses (not for hire) - In the case of buses or motor driven coaches utilized exclusively for transporting either the owner or persons associated with the owner in a trade, business or vocation, or both of them, together with personalty constituting the tools of such trade, business or vocation, between places where such trade, business or vocation may be carried on, and not used to transport persons or property for hire . registration fee ........................................
205.00
Class (F)
Low speed vehicles - registration fee .........................................
14.50
Class (G)
Medium speed vehicles - registration fee ....................................
14.50
Class (H)(i)
Class I off-highway vehicles - registration fee ...............................
15.00
(ii)
Class II off-highway vehicles - registration fee ..............................
16.00
(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the first one dollar ($1.00) of each registration fee imposed by subdivision (a)(1) shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the police pay supplement fund.
(b) (1) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner, applying for registration and certifying that the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied is an "antique motor vehicle," the commissioner may issue license plates to owners of antique motor vehicles in accordance with part 2 of this chapter. These license plates shall bear the word "ANTIQUE" in capital letters at the bottom of their plate, and a unique identifying number in the center of the plate. For the purpose of this section, "antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle over twenty-five (25) years old with a nonmodified engine and body that is used: (A) For participation in, or transportation to and from, club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses as a collector's item; (B) On the highways for the purpose of selling, testing the operation of, or obtaining repairs to or maintenance on such motor vehicle; and (C) For general transportation on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. (2) This registration shall be valid so long as title to the antique motor vehicle is vested in the applicant, and shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring annual registration. (3) Any person violating this section, or operating an antique motor vehicle for general transportation purposes on a day other than Saturday or Sunday or a federal holiday, shall forfeit the antique motor vehicle registration, shall be liable for the regular registration fee for that vehicle, and shall be barred from applying for or holding antique motor vehicle registration for five (5) years from the date of the violation. (4) The owner or lessee of an antique motor vehicle may display on the vehicle, when the vehicle is stationary, the license plate from an era when the vehicle was manufactured instead of the current license plate registered to the owner or lessee in accordance with part 2 of this chapter. The owner or lessee shall display the current license plate on the vehicle when the vehicle is being operated on any highway, road, or street open for public use in this state. (5) Instead of registering for a new license plate in accordance with part 2 of this chapter, the department shall permit owners of antique motor vehicles to register an official license plate issued by the state from an era when the vehicle was manufactured. A vintage license plate registered pursuant to this subdivision (b)(5) must be displayed on the vehicle in accordance with § 55-4-110 .
(1) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner, applying for registration and certifying that the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied is an "antique motor vehicle," the commissioner may issue license plates to owners of antique motor vehicles in accordance with part 2 of this chapter. These license plates shall bear the word "ANTIQUE" in capital letters at the bottom of their plate, and a unique identifying number in the center of the plate. For the purpose of this section, "antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle over twenty-five (25) years old with a nonmodified engine and body that is used: (A) For participation in, or transportation to and from, club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses as a collector's item; (B) On the highways for the purpose of selling, testing the operation of, or obtaining repairs to or maintenance on such motor vehicle; and (C) For general transportation on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays.
(A) For participation in, or transportation to and from, club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar uses as a collector's item;
(B) On the highways for the purpose of selling, testing the operation of, or obtaining repairs to or maintenance on such motor vehicle; and
(C) For general transportation on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays.
(2) This registration shall be valid so long as title to the antique motor vehicle is vested in the applicant, and shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring annual registration.
(3) Any person violating this section, or operating an antique motor vehicle for general transportation purposes on a day other than Saturday or Sunday or a federal holiday, shall forfeit the antique motor vehicle registration, shall be liable for the regular registration fee for that vehicle, and shall be barred from applying for or holding antique motor vehicle registration for five (5) years from the date of the violation.
(4) The owner or lessee of an antique motor vehicle may display on the vehicle, when the vehicle is stationary, the license plate from an era when the vehicle was manufactured instead of the current license plate registered to the owner or lessee in accordance with part 2 of this chapter. The owner or lessee shall display the current license plate on the vehicle when the vehicle is being operated on any highway, road, or street open for public use in this state.
(5) Instead of registering for a new license plate in accordance with part 2 of this chapter, the department shall permit owners of antique motor vehicles to register an official license plate issued by the state from an era when the vehicle was manufactured. A vintage license plate registered pursuant to this subdivision (b)(5) must be displayed on the vehicle in accordance with § 55-4-110 .
(c) (1) There shall be no tax on trailers owned by farmers and used for agricultural purposes or hauling livestock between farm and market. (2) This section shall not apply to trailers: (A) Used for the transportation of boats or drawn by an automobile or truck, unless the owner desires that the trailer be registered; (B) Used in the furtherance of a business; or (C) That are truck trailers registered under § 55-4-113 . (3) This section shall apply to house trailers and rented trailers as defined in this section and to any personal trailer, including a trailer used for the transportation of boats or other trailer or semitrailer drawn by an automobile or truck, that is not required to be registered but that the owner desires to be registered.
(1) There shall be no tax on trailers owned by farmers and used for agricultural purposes or hauling livestock between farm and market.
(2) This section shall not apply to trailers: (A) Used for the transportation of boats or drawn by an automobile or truck, unless the owner desires that the trailer be registered; (B) Used in the furtherance of a business; or (C) That are truck trailers registered under § 55-4-113 .
(A) Used for the transportation of boats or drawn by an automobile or truck, unless the owner desires that the trailer be registered;
(B) Used in the furtherance of a business; or
(C) That are truck trailers registered under § 55-4-113 .
(3) This section shall apply to house trailers and rented trailers as defined in this section and to any personal trailer, including a trailer used for the transportation of boats or other trailer or semitrailer drawn by an automobile or truck, that is not required to be registered but that the owner desires to be registered.
(d) Each person engaged in the business of renting trailers of any description to others for a consideration may register each trailer, for a period of ten (10) years, and annually pay the registration fee; provided, that every owner of automobile utility trailers engaged in the business of leasing such trailers in interstate as well as intrastate commerce shall register with the commissioner that the person is so engaged in the business of leasing such trailers in interstate as well as intrastate commerce, and shall furnish proof to the commissioner that the person has registered in the state, a number of trailers equal to the average number of automobile utility trailers operated by this person during the preceding licensing year in and through this state. Thereafter, all such trailers properly identified as belonging to the registered person and licensed in any state, territory, province, country or the District of Columbia shall be permitted to operate in this state on an interstate and intrastate basis. For the purpose of interstate and intrastate reciprocal provisions of this chapter, the utility trailers shall be classified the same as private passenger automobiles and extended the same privileges. The burden of submitting verifiable data as to the average number of trailers operating during the preceding licensing year in and throughout this state shall be on the trailer owner. The commissioner's determination in and through the state during the preceding licensing year shall be final.
(e) Only one (1) registration plate shall be issued for trailers.
(f) For the purposes of this section, "mobile home" or "house trailer" is a trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways, or whose chassis and exterior shell are designed and constructed for use as a house trailer, but which is used instead for the advertising, sales, display or promotion of merchandise or services, or for any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or for distribution by a private carrier.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 569,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 181, s 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 10, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 3/15/2017.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 790, s 3, eff. 1/1/2017.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 83 (Williams, § 5538.183); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 17; 1955, ch. 10, § 1; 1955, ch. 52, §§ 6, 7; 1957, ch. 250, § 1; 1957, ch. 388, § 1; 1961, ch. 336, § 1; 1963, ch. 143, § 7; 1963, ch. 145, §§ 1, 3; 1965, ch. 48, § 1; 1965, ch. 269, § 1; 1965, ch. 283, § 1; 1967, ch. 218, § 1; 1973, ch. 234, § 4; 1974, ch. 735, § 1; 1978, ch. 786, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-421; Acts 1984, ch. 966, § 10; 1985, ch. 283, § 2; 1985, ch. 402, § 6; 1985, ch. 461, § 1; 1986, ch. 804, § 8; 1987, ch. 446, § 8; 1988, ch. 816, § 1; 1991, ch. 13, § 1; 1994, ch. 603, § 1; 1994, ch. 662, § 1; 1995, ch. 282, § 1; 1999, ch. 98, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 4, § 1; 2002, ch. 620, § 1; 2002, ch. 747, § 4; 2002, ch. 856, § 8a; 2006, ch. 910, §§ 1, 2; 2007 , ch. 142, §§ 1, 2; 2007 , ch. 601, § 1; 2008 , ch. 959, § 3; 2009 , ch. 265, § 1; 2009 , ch. 530, § 127.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-161 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-161
Additional parking regulations
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within eighteen inches (18") of the right-hand curb. (b) (1) Local authorities may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches (18") of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway. (2) Local authorities in any county having a metropolitan form of government with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, upon determining that such parking would not interfere with the free movement of traffic nor cause an undue safety hazard, may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches (18") of the left-hand curb of a roadway. (c) Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal aid or state highway, unless the department of transportation has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic. (d) A county may, by resolution of the county legislative body, prohibit parking on any roadway under its jurisdiction other than a federal aid or state highway when such parking is dangerous to those using the highway or interferes with the free movement of traffic. The county, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, shall place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, as designated by the county, stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on those highways. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs. The primary responsibility for enforcing this subsection (d) shall be on the county prohibiting parking on any roadway under its jurisdiction. A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided by § 55-8-103 . Each day a motor vehicle is in violation of this subsection (d) shall be a separate event. In the interest of public safety a county may remove a motor vehicle that is abandoned or disabled. (e) Except as provided in subsection (d), the department, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction outside of the limits of municipalities, shall place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, as designated by the department, stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on those highways. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 61; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1978, ch. 505, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-862; Acts 2010, ch. 990, §§ 1, 2.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within eighteen inches (18") of the right-hand curb.
(b) (1) Local authorities may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches (18") of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway. (2) Local authorities in any county having a metropolitan form of government with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, upon determining that such parking would not interfere with the free movement of traffic nor cause an undue safety hazard, may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches (18") of the left-hand curb of a roadway.
(1) Local authorities may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches (18") of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway.
(2) Local authorities in any county having a metropolitan form of government with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, upon determining that such parking would not interfere with the free movement of traffic nor cause an undue safety hazard, may by ordinance permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches (18") of the left-hand curb of a roadway.
(c) Local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal aid or state highway, unless the department of transportation has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(d) A county may, by resolution of the county legislative body, prohibit parking on any roadway under its jurisdiction other than a federal aid or state highway when such parking is dangerous to those using the highway or interferes with the free movement of traffic. The county, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, shall place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, as designated by the county, stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on those highways. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs. The primary responsibility for enforcing this subsection (d) shall be on the county prohibiting parking on any roadway under its jurisdiction. A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided by § 55-8-103 . Each day a motor vehicle is in violation of this subsection (d) shall be a separate event. In the interest of public safety a county may remove a motor vehicle that is abandoned or disabled.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (d), the department, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction outside of the limits of municipalities, shall place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, as designated by the department, stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on those highways. Such signs shall be official signs and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on such signs.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 61; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1978, ch. 505, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-862; Acts 2010, ch. 990, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-3-206 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 55-3-206
Rebuilt motor vehicles - Inspections - Certification
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the issuance of a rebuilt certificate of title for a vehicle on which a salvage title has been issued, a representative of the department shall inspect the vehicle at a place and time to be designated by the commissioner. The person inspecting the vehicle shall certify the identity of the vehicle. The inspection shall include bills of sale, identification of source of parts used, and an affidavit by the applicant that the vehicle has been repaired in accordance with manufacturer's requirements and department rules. The commissioner, for good cause shown, may waive the inspection requirement for any given vehicle or particular class of vehicle. The commissioner, if the commissioner determines that a vehicle inspection is unsatisfactory or that the requirements of this section have not been met, shall refuse to issue a certificate of title of any kind on such motor vehicle. (b) The commissioner, or representative of the department, shall have all powers and authority granted under § 55-5-108(a) to inspect at any time during regular business hours any vehicle for which a permit to dismantle has been issued under this section and §§ 55-3-120(c) , 55-3-202(b) , 55-3-205 and 55-3-207 in order to determine the source of the vehicle and parts. (c) (1) In addition to the fee required by § 55-3-205 , the commissioner shall charge a reasonable fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each conversion of a vehicle salvage document to a rebuilt title in an amount calculated to cover the cost of adequate staffing and other operation costs of a program to enforce the motor vehicle title and salvage laws and anti-theft inspection of rebuilt vehicles. (2) There shall be a unit established called the anti-theft unit whose primary function shall be as outlined in subdivision (c)(1). (3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (c) shall be deposited in the state general fund and credited to a separate account for the cost of operating this program. (4) Disbursements from this account shall be made solely for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred in the implementation and enforcement of the program. (5) None of these expenses shall be paid from any other state funds. (6) Funds remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with law. Acts 1987, ch. 443, § 6; T.C.A., § 55-3-135; Acts 1991, ch. 361, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 552, § 5; 1996, ch. 839, § 3; 2005, ch. 130, § 1; 2007, ch. 484, § 31.
(a) Prior to the issuance of a rebuilt certificate of title for a vehicle on which a salvage title has been issued, a representative of the department shall inspect the vehicle at a place and time to be designated by the commissioner. The person inspecting the vehicle shall certify the identity of the vehicle. The inspection shall include bills of sale, identification of source of parts used, and an affidavit by the applicant that the vehicle has been repaired in accordance with manufacturer's requirements and department rules. The commissioner, for good cause shown, may waive the inspection requirement for any given vehicle or particular class of vehicle. The commissioner, if the commissioner determines that a vehicle inspection is unsatisfactory or that the requirements of this section have not been met, shall refuse to issue a certificate of title of any kind on such motor vehicle.
(b) The commissioner, or representative of the department, shall have all powers and authority granted under § 55-5-108(a) to inspect at any time during regular business hours any vehicle for which a permit to dismantle has been issued under this section and §§ 55-3-120(c) , 55-3-202(b) , 55-3-205 and 55-3-207 in order to determine the source of the vehicle and parts.
(c) (1) In addition to the fee required by § 55-3-205 , the commissioner shall charge a reasonable fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each conversion of a vehicle salvage document to a rebuilt title in an amount calculated to cover the cost of adequate staffing and other operation costs of a program to enforce the motor vehicle title and salvage laws and anti-theft inspection of rebuilt vehicles. (2) There shall be a unit established called the anti-theft unit whose primary function shall be as outlined in subdivision (c)(1). (3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (c) shall be deposited in the state general fund and credited to a separate account for the cost of operating this program. (4) Disbursements from this account shall be made solely for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred in the implementation and enforcement of the program. (5) None of these expenses shall be paid from any other state funds. (6) Funds remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with law.
(1) In addition to the fee required by § 55-3-205 , the commissioner shall charge a reasonable fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each conversion of a vehicle salvage document to a rebuilt title in an amount calculated to cover the cost of adequate staffing and other operation costs of a program to enforce the motor vehicle title and salvage laws and anti-theft inspection of rebuilt vehicles.
(2) There shall be a unit established called the anti-theft unit whose primary function shall be as outlined in subdivision (c)(1).
(3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (c) shall be deposited in the state general fund and credited to a separate account for the cost of operating this program.
(4) Disbursements from this account shall be made solely for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred in the implementation and enforcement of the program.
(5) None of these expenses shall be paid from any other state funds.
(6) Funds remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with law.
Acts 1987, ch. 443, § 6; T.C.A., § 55-3-135; Acts 1991, ch. 361, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 552, § 5; 1996, ch. 839, § 3; 2005, ch. 130, § 1; 2007, ch. 484, § 31.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-52-106 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 52 / Section 55-52-106
Penalty - Defense - Inadmissibility as evidence in civil action - Issuance of warning and citation
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any adult person violating any requirements set forth in § 55-52-105 , commits a violation and shall be assessed a civil penalty of two dollars ($2.00) and court costs. (b) Upon commission of the first offense within a twelve-month period under § 55-52-105(3) , it shall be a defense that the accused has since the date of the violation purchased or provided a protective bicycle helmet or a restraining seat, and uses and intends to use or causes to be used or intends to cause to be used the same as the law requires. (c) In no event shall failure to wear a protective bicycle helmet or to secure a passenger to a restraining seat be admissible as evidence in a trial of any civil action. (d) A law enforcement officer observing any violation of this part shall issue a warning to the violator for the first offense and a citation to the violator for the second or subsequent offense, but shall not arrest or take into custody any person solely for a violation of this part. Acts 1993, ch. 399, §§ 7, 8; 2000, ch. 916, §§ 6, 7.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any adult person violating any requirements set forth in § 55-52-105 , commits a violation and shall be assessed a civil penalty of two dollars ($2.00) and court costs.
(b) Upon commission of the first offense within a twelve-month period under § 55-52-105(3) , it shall be a defense that the accused has since the date of the violation purchased or provided a protective bicycle helmet or a restraining seat, and uses and intends to use or causes to be used or intends to cause to be used the same as the law requires.
(c) In no event shall failure to wear a protective bicycle helmet or to secure a passenger to a restraining seat be admissible as evidence in a trial of any civil action.
(d) A law enforcement officer observing any violation of this part shall issue a warning to the violator for the first offense and a citation to the violator for the second or subsequent offense, but shall not arrest or take into custody any person solely for a violation of this part.
Acts 1993, ch. 399, §§ 7, 8; 2000, ch. 916, §§ 6, 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-204 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 55-9-204
Brakes - Equipment required on various type vehicles - Penalty
Status: in_force

(a) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two (2) wheels. If these two (2) separate means of applying brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two (2) wheels. (b) Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot. (c) (1) Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or more when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and the brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied. (2) Subdivision (c)(1) does not apply to any trailer or semitrailer operating solely intrastate with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of seven thousand five hundred pounds (7,500 lbs.) or less and equipped with a hydraulic breakaway mechanism that is separate from the hitch itself and utilizes surge brakes. "Surge brakes" is defined as a system complying with SAE Standards J135, J661, J667, and J684 whereby the brakes of a trailer are actuated as a result of the forward pressure of the trailer against the tow vehicle during deceleration. (d) Every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold after May 21, 1937, in this state and operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of the vehicle, except trucks and truck tractors having three (3) or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels, unless these vehicles are equipped with at least two (2) steerable axles, the wheels of one (1) such axle need not be equipped with brakes, except any motorcycle, and except that any semitrailer of less than one thousand five hundred pounds (1,500 lbs.) gross weight need not be equipped with brakes. (e) The requirements of subdivision (c)(1) and subsection (d) shall not apply to trailers that are not required to be registered and licensed and that are used by or on behalf of farmers: (1) Transporting farm products or livestock from farm to market; (2) Transporting products, equipment, materials or supplies used in agricultural pursuits from market to farm or in their transfer from farm to farm or from one (1) part of a farm to another part of the same farm; or (3) Delivering the trailer to any farm. (f) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1937, ch. 245, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 2700.16 (Williams, § 2695); Acts 1969, ch. 91, § 1; 1973, ch. 326, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-916; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1999, ch. 72, § 1.
(a) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two (2) wheels. If these two (2) separate means of applying brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two (2) wheels.
(b) Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
(c) (1) Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or more when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and the brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied. (2) Subdivision (c)(1) does not apply to any trailer or semitrailer operating solely intrastate with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of seven thousand five hundred pounds (7,500 lbs.) or less and equipped with a hydraulic breakaway mechanism that is separate from the hitch itself and utilizes surge brakes. "Surge brakes" is defined as a system complying with SAE Standards J135, J661, J667, and J684 whereby the brakes of a trailer are actuated as a result of the forward pressure of the trailer against the tow vehicle during deceleration.
(1) Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or more when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and the brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied.
(2) Subdivision (c)(1) does not apply to any trailer or semitrailer operating solely intrastate with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of seven thousand five hundred pounds (7,500 lbs.) or less and equipped with a hydraulic breakaway mechanism that is separate from the hitch itself and utilizes surge brakes. "Surge brakes" is defined as a system complying with SAE Standards J135, J661, J667, and J684 whereby the brakes of a trailer are actuated as a result of the forward pressure of the trailer against the tow vehicle during deceleration.
(d) Every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold after May 21, 1937, in this state and operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of the vehicle, except trucks and truck tractors having three (3) or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels, unless these vehicles are equipped with at least two (2) steerable axles, the wheels of one (1) such axle need not be equipped with brakes, except any motorcycle, and except that any semitrailer of less than one thousand five hundred pounds (1,500 lbs.) gross weight need not be equipped with brakes.
(e) The requirements of subdivision (c)(1) and subsection (d) shall not apply to trailers that are not required to be registered and licensed and that are used by or on behalf of farmers: (1) Transporting farm products or livestock from farm to market; (2) Transporting products, equipment, materials or supplies used in agricultural pursuits from market to farm or in their transfer from farm to farm or from one (1) part of a farm to another part of the same farm; or (3) Delivering the trailer to any farm.
(1) Transporting farm products or livestock from farm to market;
(2) Transporting products, equipment, materials or supplies used in agricultural pursuits from market to farm or in their transfer from farm to farm or from one (1) part of a farm to another part of the same farm; or
(3) Delivering the trailer to any farm.
(f) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1937, ch. 245, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 2700.16 (Williams, § 2695); Acts 1969, ch. 91, § 1; 1973, ch. 326, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-916; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1999, ch. 72, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-370 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-370
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-129 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-129
Vehicle turning left at intersection
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard, but the driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make the left turn, and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn. (b) As used in this section, "drive" and "intersection" have the same meanings as defined in § 55-8-128 . Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 79,s 3, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 28; T.C.A., § 59-829.
(a) The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard, but the driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this chapter, may make the left turn, and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn.
(b) As used in this section, "drive" and "intersection" have the same meanings as defined in § 55-8-128 .
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 79,s 3, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 28; T.C.A., § 59-829.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-31-405 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 31 / Section 55-31-405
Removal of firearms from stored vehicles - Storage procedures - Notice to owner
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Motor vehicle": (A) Means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon the highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicle, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails, except traction engines, road rollers, and farm tractors; and (B) Does not include a motorized bicycle as defined in § 55-8-101 ; and (2) "Person" includes a natural person, firm, association, corporation, or partnership. (b) Persons engaged in the business of towing and storing motor vehicles or storing motor vehicles that have been towed may remove and secure a firearm left in a stored motor vehicle if the firearm can be removed without causing damage to the motor vehicle. If removed, the firearm must be tagged or logged in a manner to tie it to the vehicle from which it was removed, and the firearm must be stored at the business in a firearm safe or other type of secure storage. The business shall notify the owner of the vehicle when a firearm is removed and secured, and such notice must include information regarding how the firearm may be retrieved. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 902, ss 1, 2.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Motor vehicle": (A) Means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon the highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicle, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails, except traction engines, road rollers, and farm tractors; and (B) Does not include a motorized bicycle as defined in § 55-8-101 ; and (2) "Person" includes a natural person, firm, association, corporation, or partnership.
(1) "Motor vehicle": (A) Means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon the highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicle, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails, except traction engines, road rollers, and farm tractors; and (B) Does not include a motorized bicycle as defined in § 55-8-101 ; and
(A) Means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon the highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicle, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails, except traction engines, road rollers, and farm tractors; and
(B) Does not include a motorized bicycle as defined in § 55-8-101 ; and
(2) "Person" includes a natural person, firm, association, corporation, or partnership.
(b) Persons engaged in the business of towing and storing motor vehicles or storing motor vehicles that have been towed may remove and secure a firearm left in a stored motor vehicle if the firearm can be removed without causing damage to the motor vehicle. If removed, the firearm must be tagged or logged in a manner to tie it to the vehicle from which it was removed, and the firearm must be stored at the business in a firearm safe or other type of secure storage. The business shall notify the owner of the vehicle when a firearm is removed and secured, and such notice must include information regarding how the firearm may be retrieved.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 902, ss 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-17-121 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 55-17-121
Labor rate for warranty repairs or servicing - Dealer's obligations for preparation, delivery, and warranty services related to manufacturer or distributor's products - Compensation of dealer for warranty services
Status: in_force

(a) Within ninety (90) days after May 9, 1977, all licensed motor vehicle dealers shall be required to provide to the commission a sworn statement containing the labor rate charged to retail customers and the labor rate charged to the manufacturers or distributors for warranty repairs or servicing. All dealers must give the commission written notice of any changes in these rates within ten (10) days after the changes are made. (b) In no event shall a manufacturer or distributor pay to its dealers a labor rate per hour for warranty repairs or servicing less than the dealer's retail labor rate for similar repairs, unless the manufacturer or distributor can show to the commission that the dealer's retail labor rate is improper in light of all economic circumstances. (c) No motor vehicle dealer shall charge the manufacturer or distributor a labor rate per hour for warranty work in excess of its posted retail labor rate. (d) (1) A manufacturer or distributor shall specify in writing to each of the manufacturer or distributor's franchise motor vehicle dealers (dealers) operating in this state the dealer's obligations for preparation, delivery, and warranty services related to the manufacturer or distributor's products. The manufacturer or distributor shall compensate the dealer for the warranty services the manufacturer or distributor requires the dealer to provide, including warranty and recall obligations related to repairing and servicing motor vehicles of the manufacturer or distributor and all parts and components authorized by the manufacturer or distributor to be installed in, or manufactured for installation in, such motor vehicles. (2) (A) The manufacturer or distributor shall provide to the dealer a schedule of compensation that specifies reasonable compensation the manufacturer or distributor will pay to the dealer for such recalls and warranty services, including for parts and diagnostics. (B) In determining the schedule of compensation for parts, the manufacturer or distributor may multiply the price paid by the dealer for parts, including all shipping costs and other charges, by the sum of one (1) and the dealer's average percentage markup. The dealer's average percentage markup is calculated by subtracting one (1) from the result of dividing the total amounts charged by the dealer for parts used in warranty-like repairs by the total cost to the dealer for the parts in the retail service orders submitted pursuant to subdivision (d)(2)(C). (C) (i) The dealer may establish its average percentage markup for parts by submitting to the manufacturer or distributor copies of one hundred (100) sequential retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers, or all of the dealer's retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers in a ninety-day period, whichever is less, for services provided within the previous one-hundred-eighty-day period. The manufacturer or distributor shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (ii) If the manufacturer or distributor determines, from any set of repair orders submitted under subdivision (d)(2)(C)(i), that the retail markup rate for parts calculated is substantially higher or lower than the rate currently on record with the manufacturer or distributor, then the manufacturer or distributor may request additional documentation for a period of either thirty (30) days prior to, or thirty (30) days following, the time period for which the repair orders were submitted for purposes of an adjustment. Within thirty (30) days of receiving the dealer's submission and additional documentation, if applicable, the manufacturer or distributor shall then approve or deny the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup. If the manufacturer or distributor approves the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the markup or rate calculated under this subdivision (d)(2) becomes effective forty-five (45) days after the date of the manufacturer or distributor's approval. If the manufacturer or distributor denies the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the dealer may file an appeal to the commission. The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof to establish that the manufacturer or distributor's denial was reasonable. If the commission finds the denial was not reasonable, then the denial is a violation of this chapter and the commission shall determine the dealer's average percentage markup for purposes of calculating a reasonable schedule of compensation. In making such a determination, the commission shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (iii) A manufacturer or distributor shall not require the dealer to establish an average percentage markup by a methodology, or by requiring the submission of information, that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to the franchise motor vehicle dealer, including, but not limited to, requiring part-by-part or transaction-by-transaction calculations. (iv) A dealer shall not request a change in the dealer's average percentage markup more than once in any one-year period. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 277, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 1977, ch. 162, § 28; T.C.A., § 59-1722.
(a) Within ninety (90) days after May 9, 1977, all licensed motor vehicle dealers shall be required to provide to the commission a sworn statement containing the labor rate charged to retail customers and the labor rate charged to the manufacturers or distributors for warranty repairs or servicing. All dealers must give the commission written notice of any changes in these rates within ten (10) days after the changes are made.
(b) In no event shall a manufacturer or distributor pay to its dealers a labor rate per hour for warranty repairs or servicing less than the dealer's retail labor rate for similar repairs, unless the manufacturer or distributor can show to the commission that the dealer's retail labor rate is improper in light of all economic circumstances.
(c) No motor vehicle dealer shall charge the manufacturer or distributor a labor rate per hour for warranty work in excess of its posted retail labor rate.
(d) (1) A manufacturer or distributor shall specify in writing to each of the manufacturer or distributor's franchise motor vehicle dealers (dealers) operating in this state the dealer's obligations for preparation, delivery, and warranty services related to the manufacturer or distributor's products. The manufacturer or distributor shall compensate the dealer for the warranty services the manufacturer or distributor requires the dealer to provide, including warranty and recall obligations related to repairing and servicing motor vehicles of the manufacturer or distributor and all parts and components authorized by the manufacturer or distributor to be installed in, or manufactured for installation in, such motor vehicles. (2) (A) The manufacturer or distributor shall provide to the dealer a schedule of compensation that specifies reasonable compensation the manufacturer or distributor will pay to the dealer for such recalls and warranty services, including for parts and diagnostics. (B) In determining the schedule of compensation for parts, the manufacturer or distributor may multiply the price paid by the dealer for parts, including all shipping costs and other charges, by the sum of one (1) and the dealer's average percentage markup. The dealer's average percentage markup is calculated by subtracting one (1) from the result of dividing the total amounts charged by the dealer for parts used in warranty-like repairs by the total cost to the dealer for the parts in the retail service orders submitted pursuant to subdivision (d)(2)(C). (C) (i) The dealer may establish its average percentage markup for parts by submitting to the manufacturer or distributor copies of one hundred (100) sequential retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers, or all of the dealer's retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers in a ninety-day period, whichever is less, for services provided within the previous one-hundred-eighty-day period. The manufacturer or distributor shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (ii) If the manufacturer or distributor determines, from any set of repair orders submitted under subdivision (d)(2)(C)(i), that the retail markup rate for parts calculated is substantially higher or lower than the rate currently on record with the manufacturer or distributor, then the manufacturer or distributor may request additional documentation for a period of either thirty (30) days prior to, or thirty (30) days following, the time period for which the repair orders were submitted for purposes of an adjustment. Within thirty (30) days of receiving the dealer's submission and additional documentation, if applicable, the manufacturer or distributor shall then approve or deny the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup. If the manufacturer or distributor approves the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the markup or rate calculated under this subdivision (d)(2) becomes effective forty-five (45) days after the date of the manufacturer or distributor's approval. If the manufacturer or distributor denies the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the dealer may file an appeal to the commission. The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof to establish that the manufacturer or distributor's denial was reasonable. If the commission finds the denial was not reasonable, then the denial is a violation of this chapter and the commission shall determine the dealer's average percentage markup for purposes of calculating a reasonable schedule of compensation. In making such a determination, the commission shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (iii) A manufacturer or distributor shall not require the dealer to establish an average percentage markup by a methodology, or by requiring the submission of information, that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to the franchise motor vehicle dealer, including, but not limited to, requiring part-by-part or transaction-by-transaction calculations. (iv) A dealer shall not request a change in the dealer's average percentage markup more than once in any one-year period.
(1) A manufacturer or distributor shall specify in writing to each of the manufacturer or distributor's franchise motor vehicle dealers (dealers) operating in this state the dealer's obligations for preparation, delivery, and warranty services related to the manufacturer or distributor's products. The manufacturer or distributor shall compensate the dealer for the warranty services the manufacturer or distributor requires the dealer to provide, including warranty and recall obligations related to repairing and servicing motor vehicles of the manufacturer or distributor and all parts and components authorized by the manufacturer or distributor to be installed in, or manufactured for installation in, such motor vehicles.
(2) (A) The manufacturer or distributor shall provide to the dealer a schedule of compensation that specifies reasonable compensation the manufacturer or distributor will pay to the dealer for such recalls and warranty services, including for parts and diagnostics. (B) In determining the schedule of compensation for parts, the manufacturer or distributor may multiply the price paid by the dealer for parts, including all shipping costs and other charges, by the sum of one (1) and the dealer's average percentage markup. The dealer's average percentage markup is calculated by subtracting one (1) from the result of dividing the total amounts charged by the dealer for parts used in warranty-like repairs by the total cost to the dealer for the parts in the retail service orders submitted pursuant to subdivision (d)(2)(C). (C) (i) The dealer may establish its average percentage markup for parts by submitting to the manufacturer or distributor copies of one hundred (100) sequential retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers, or all of the dealer's retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers in a ninety-day period, whichever is less, for services provided within the previous one-hundred-eighty-day period. The manufacturer or distributor shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (ii) If the manufacturer or distributor determines, from any set of repair orders submitted under subdivision (d)(2)(C)(i), that the retail markup rate for parts calculated is substantially higher or lower than the rate currently on record with the manufacturer or distributor, then the manufacturer or distributor may request additional documentation for a period of either thirty (30) days prior to, or thirty (30) days following, the time period for which the repair orders were submitted for purposes of an adjustment. Within thirty (30) days of receiving the dealer's submission and additional documentation, if applicable, the manufacturer or distributor shall then approve or deny the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup. If the manufacturer or distributor approves the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the markup or rate calculated under this subdivision (d)(2) becomes effective forty-five (45) days after the date of the manufacturer or distributor's approval. If the manufacturer or distributor denies the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the dealer may file an appeal to the commission. The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof to establish that the manufacturer or distributor's denial was reasonable. If the commission finds the denial was not reasonable, then the denial is a violation of this chapter and the commission shall determine the dealer's average percentage markup for purposes of calculating a reasonable schedule of compensation. In making such a determination, the commission shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (iii) A manufacturer or distributor shall not require the dealer to establish an average percentage markup by a methodology, or by requiring the submission of information, that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to the franchise motor vehicle dealer, including, but not limited to, requiring part-by-part or transaction-by-transaction calculations. (iv) A dealer shall not request a change in the dealer's average percentage markup more than once in any one-year period.
(A) The manufacturer or distributor shall provide to the dealer a schedule of compensation that specifies reasonable compensation the manufacturer or distributor will pay to the dealer for such recalls and warranty services, including for parts and diagnostics.
(B) In determining the schedule of compensation for parts, the manufacturer or distributor may multiply the price paid by the dealer for parts, including all shipping costs and other charges, by the sum of one (1) and the dealer's average percentage markup. The dealer's average percentage markup is calculated by subtracting one (1) from the result of dividing the total amounts charged by the dealer for parts used in warranty-like repairs by the total cost to the dealer for the parts in the retail service orders submitted pursuant to subdivision (d)(2)(C).
(C) (i) The dealer may establish its average percentage markup for parts by submitting to the manufacturer or distributor copies of one hundred (100) sequential retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers, or all of the dealer's retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers in a ninety-day period, whichever is less, for services provided within the previous one-hundred-eighty-day period. The manufacturer or distributor shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (ii) If the manufacturer or distributor determines, from any set of repair orders submitted under subdivision (d)(2)(C)(i), that the retail markup rate for parts calculated is substantially higher or lower than the rate currently on record with the manufacturer or distributor, then the manufacturer or distributor may request additional documentation for a period of either thirty (30) days prior to, or thirty (30) days following, the time period for which the repair orders were submitted for purposes of an adjustment. Within thirty (30) days of receiving the dealer's submission and additional documentation, if applicable, the manufacturer or distributor shall then approve or deny the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup. If the manufacturer or distributor approves the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the markup or rate calculated under this subdivision (d)(2) becomes effective forty-five (45) days after the date of the manufacturer or distributor's approval. If the manufacturer or distributor denies the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the dealer may file an appeal to the commission. The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof to establish that the manufacturer or distributor's denial was reasonable. If the commission finds the denial was not reasonable, then the denial is a violation of this chapter and the commission shall determine the dealer's average percentage markup for purposes of calculating a reasonable schedule of compensation. In making such a determination, the commission shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service. (iii) A manufacturer or distributor shall not require the dealer to establish an average percentage markup by a methodology, or by requiring the submission of information, that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to the franchise motor vehicle dealer, including, but not limited to, requiring part-by-part or transaction-by-transaction calculations. (iv) A dealer shall not request a change in the dealer's average percentage markup more than once in any one-year period.
(i) The dealer may establish its average percentage markup for parts by submitting to the manufacturer or distributor copies of one hundred (100) sequential retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers, or all of the dealer's retail service orders paid by the dealer's customers in a ninety-day period, whichever is less, for services provided within the previous one-hundred-eighty-day period. The manufacturer or distributor shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service.
(ii) If the manufacturer or distributor determines, from any set of repair orders submitted under subdivision (d)(2)(C)(i), that the retail markup rate for parts calculated is substantially higher or lower than the rate currently on record with the manufacturer or distributor, then the manufacturer or distributor may request additional documentation for a period of either thirty (30) days prior to, or thirty (30) days following, the time period for which the repair orders were submitted for purposes of an adjustment. Within thirty (30) days of receiving the dealer's submission and additional documentation, if applicable, the manufacturer or distributor shall then approve or deny the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup. If the manufacturer or distributor approves the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the markup or rate calculated under this subdivision (d)(2) becomes effective forty-five (45) days after the date of the manufacturer or distributor's approval. If the manufacturer or distributor denies the establishment of the dealer's average percentage markup, then the dealer may file an appeal to the commission. The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proof to establish that the manufacturer or distributor's denial was reasonable. If the commission finds the denial was not reasonable, then the denial is a violation of this chapter and the commission shall determine the dealer's average percentage markup for purposes of calculating a reasonable schedule of compensation. In making such a determination, the commission shall not consider retail service orders or portions of retail service orders attributable to routine maintenance such as tire service or oil service.
(iii) A manufacturer or distributor shall not require the dealer to establish an average percentage markup by a methodology, or by requiring the submission of information, that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to the franchise motor vehicle dealer, including, but not limited to, requiring part-by-part or transaction-by-transaction calculations.
(iv) A dealer shall not request a change in the dealer's average percentage markup more than once in any one-year period.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 277, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1977, ch. 162, § 28; T.C.A., § 59-1722.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-302 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-302
Firearms
Status: in_force

(a) 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 National Rifle Association new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) . (b) The application for the license plates must be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the commissioner certifying the applicant to be a member of the National Rifle Association. (c) The National Rifle Association new specialty earmarked license plate must contain an appropriate logo and design representative of the National Rifle Association. The plates must be designed in consultation with the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association. (d) The funds produced from the sale of National Rifle Association new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively for scholastic clay target programs. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
(a) 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 National Rifle Association new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c) .
(b) The application for the license plates must be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the commissioner certifying the applicant to be a member of the National Rifle Association.
(c) The National Rifle Association new specialty earmarked license plate must contain an appropriate logo and design representative of the National Rifle Association. The plates must be designed in consultation with the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association.
(d) The funds produced from the sale of National Rifle Association new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, in accordance with § 55-4-301 . The funds must be used exclusively for scholastic clay target programs.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-219 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-219
Governmental service
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) Upon the sworn statement from the head of any department of state government or the county mayor of any county, or the mayor or other executive head of any town or city, or upon certification of authorized officials of the United States government, or upon the sworn statement from the chief of any private or volunteer fire department, that the motor vehicle for which application is being made for registration is owned or leased by the state, the county, municipality, United States government, or the private or volunteer fire department, and operated exclusively for essential governmental purposes or exclusively for fire protection purposes, the department, through the county clerk or as otherwise provided hereinafter, shall register the vehicles and issue registration plates upon the payment of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25). (B) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivision (a)(1)(A), senior citizens service centers which meet the standards set by the commission on aging and disability for eligibility to receive state funds may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by the centers and used exclusively for the centers' activities. (C) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), human resource agencies created pursuant to § 13-26-102 and development districts as created pursuant to § 13-14-102 may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such human resource agencies and development districts and used exclusively for agencies' and districts' activities. (D) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), community action agencies may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such community action agencies and used exclusively for agencies' activities. (2) The county clerk shall have a right to collect the fee for registration as hereinafter provided. (3) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this section. (4) Registration certificates and plates shall be valid for the motor vehicles until the transfer of ownership or the destruction of the motor vehicles at which time the registration shall expire. Upon the expiration of any such registration, the registration certificates and plates shall be returned to the department. (5) Upon proper application through the county clerk, the registration plates may be transferred to another motor vehicle acquired by the owner to whom the registration certificates and plates were previously issued upon the payment of one dollar ($1.00) plus the county clerk's fee, except that application from the head of any department of state government may be made directly to the department of revenue. (6) All registration plates issued to state departmental agencies shall be of a distinctive design as approved by the commissioner and shall not display the year of issuance. All registration plates issued to governmental agencies, other than the state, shall be of a distinctive design and shall have conspicuously inscribed, stamped or printed thereon so as to be easily seen and read the words "Govt. Service" or "Govt. Ser." All registration plates issued to private or volunteer fire departments shall be of a distinctive design. (b) The exemption conferred by this section shall apply only to motor vehicles owned or leased and operated by governmental units or private or volunteer fire department units exclusively for governmental and fire protection purposes and shall not apply to motor vehicles operated by governmental units as bailee. (c) (1) "Essential government purposes" includes the operation of local transit service by independent contractors operating a local transit company. (2) As used in this subsection (c): (A) "Local transit company" means a person, firm, partnership or corporation, engaged in furnishing, and at least sixty percent (60%) of the total passenger fare revenue of which shall be derived from, scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service along the regular routes within a municipality and the territory adjacent thereto, or within a metropolitan government created under title 7, chapters 1-3, the operation of which is supervised, regulated and controlled as a street railway company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed] and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto; and (B) "Local transit service" means scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service furnished by a local transit company within the territorial limits of the regulatory jurisdiction of the municipality or metropolitan government that is authorized to supervise, regulate and control the operations of such company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed], and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto. (d) Upon the further certification of the person authorized by this section to apply for registration that issuance of plates has been requested for vehicles assigned for use in the investigation of actual or suspected violations of the law, the department may issue plates or authorize issuance thereof from the regular series used for non-tax-exempt vehicles. The registrar of motor vehicles, with the approval of the attorney general and reporter, may enter into agreements with the proper officials of other states for the exchange of plates for the purposes provided in this section. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1023, s 49, eff. 7/1/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 985, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3 eff. 5/21/2018. Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1; 2000, ch. 630, §§ 1, 2; 2003. ch. 90 § 2; 2007 , ch. 484, § 49; 2010 , ch. 1151, §§ 20, 54.
(a) (1) (A) Upon the sworn statement from the head of any department of state government or the county mayor of any county, or the mayor or other executive head of any town or city, or upon certification of authorized officials of the United States government, or upon the sworn statement from the chief of any private or volunteer fire department, that the motor vehicle for which application is being made for registration is owned or leased by the state, the county, municipality, United States government, or the private or volunteer fire department, and operated exclusively for essential governmental purposes or exclusively for fire protection purposes, the department, through the county clerk or as otherwise provided hereinafter, shall register the vehicles and issue registration plates upon the payment of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25). (B) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivision (a)(1)(A), senior citizens service centers which meet the standards set by the commission on aging and disability for eligibility to receive state funds may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by the centers and used exclusively for the centers' activities. (C) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), human resource agencies created pursuant to § 13-26-102 and development districts as created pursuant to § 13-14-102 may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such human resource agencies and development districts and used exclusively for agencies' and districts' activities. (D) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), community action agencies may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such community action agencies and used exclusively for agencies' activities. (2) The county clerk shall have a right to collect the fee for registration as hereinafter provided. (3) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this section. (4) Registration certificates and plates shall be valid for the motor vehicles until the transfer of ownership or the destruction of the motor vehicles at which time the registration shall expire. Upon the expiration of any such registration, the registration certificates and plates shall be returned to the department. (5) Upon proper application through the county clerk, the registration plates may be transferred to another motor vehicle acquired by the owner to whom the registration certificates and plates were previously issued upon the payment of one dollar ($1.00) plus the county clerk's fee, except that application from the head of any department of state government may be made directly to the department of revenue. (6) All registration plates issued to state departmental agencies shall be of a distinctive design as approved by the commissioner and shall not display the year of issuance. All registration plates issued to governmental agencies, other than the state, shall be of a distinctive design and shall have conspicuously inscribed, stamped or printed thereon so as to be easily seen and read the words "Govt. Service" or "Govt. Ser." All registration plates issued to private or volunteer fire departments shall be of a distinctive design.
(1) (A) Upon the sworn statement from the head of any department of state government or the county mayor of any county, or the mayor or other executive head of any town or city, or upon certification of authorized officials of the United States government, or upon the sworn statement from the chief of any private or volunteer fire department, that the motor vehicle for which application is being made for registration is owned or leased by the state, the county, municipality, United States government, or the private or volunteer fire department, and operated exclusively for essential governmental purposes or exclusively for fire protection purposes, the department, through the county clerk or as otherwise provided hereinafter, shall register the vehicles and issue registration plates upon the payment of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25). (B) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivision (a)(1)(A), senior citizens service centers which meet the standards set by the commission on aging and disability for eligibility to receive state funds may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by the centers and used exclusively for the centers' activities. (C) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), human resource agencies created pursuant to § 13-26-102 and development districts as created pursuant to § 13-14-102 may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such human resource agencies and development districts and used exclusively for agencies' and districts' activities. (D) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), community action agencies may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such community action agencies and used exclusively for agencies' activities.
(A) Upon the sworn statement from the head of any department of state government or the county mayor of any county, or the mayor or other executive head of any town or city, or upon certification of authorized officials of the United States government, or upon the sworn statement from the chief of any private or volunteer fire department, that the motor vehicle for which application is being made for registration is owned or leased by the state, the county, municipality, United States government, or the private or volunteer fire department, and operated exclusively for essential governmental purposes or exclusively for fire protection purposes, the department, through the county clerk or as otherwise provided hereinafter, shall register the vehicles and issue registration plates upon the payment of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25).
(B) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivision (a)(1)(A), senior citizens service centers which meet the standards set by the commission on aging and disability for eligibility to receive state funds may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by the centers and used exclusively for the centers' activities.
(C) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), human resource agencies created pursuant to § 13-26-102 and development districts as created pursuant to § 13-14-102 may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such human resource agencies and development districts and used exclusively for agencies' and districts' activities.
(D) In addition to the governmental entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (B), community action agencies may also apply for government service plates under this section for vans owned by such community action agencies and used exclusively for agencies' activities.
(2) The county clerk shall have a right to collect the fee for registration as hereinafter provided.
(3) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this section.
(4) Registration certificates and plates shall be valid for the motor vehicles until the transfer of ownership or the destruction of the motor vehicles at which time the registration shall expire. Upon the expiration of any such registration, the registration certificates and plates shall be returned to the department.
(5) Upon proper application through the county clerk, the registration plates may be transferred to another motor vehicle acquired by the owner to whom the registration certificates and plates were previously issued upon the payment of one dollar ($1.00) plus the county clerk's fee, except that application from the head of any department of state government may be made directly to the department of revenue.
(6) All registration plates issued to state departmental agencies shall be of a distinctive design as approved by the commissioner and shall not display the year of issuance. All registration plates issued to governmental agencies, other than the state, shall be of a distinctive design and shall have conspicuously inscribed, stamped or printed thereon so as to be easily seen and read the words "Govt. Service" or "Govt. Ser." All registration plates issued to private or volunteer fire departments shall be of a distinctive design.
(b) The exemption conferred by this section shall apply only to motor vehicles owned or leased and operated by governmental units or private or volunteer fire department units exclusively for governmental and fire protection purposes and shall not apply to motor vehicles operated by governmental units as bailee.
(c) (1) "Essential government purposes" includes the operation of local transit service by independent contractors operating a local transit company. (2) As used in this subsection (c): (A) "Local transit company" means a person, firm, partnership or corporation, engaged in furnishing, and at least sixty percent (60%) of the total passenger fare revenue of which shall be derived from, scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service along the regular routes within a municipality and the territory adjacent thereto, or within a metropolitan government created under title 7, chapters 1-3, the operation of which is supervised, regulated and controlled as a street railway company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed] and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto; and (B) "Local transit service" means scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service furnished by a local transit company within the territorial limits of the regulatory jurisdiction of the municipality or metropolitan government that is authorized to supervise, regulate and control the operations of such company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed], and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto.
(1) "Essential government purposes" includes the operation of local transit service by independent contractors operating a local transit company.
(2) As used in this subsection (c): (A) "Local transit company" means a person, firm, partnership or corporation, engaged in furnishing, and at least sixty percent (60%) of the total passenger fare revenue of which shall be derived from, scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service along the regular routes within a municipality and the territory adjacent thereto, or within a metropolitan government created under title 7, chapters 1-3, the operation of which is supervised, regulated and controlled as a street railway company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed] and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto; and (B) "Local transit service" means scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service furnished by a local transit company within the territorial limits of the regulatory jurisdiction of the municipality or metropolitan government that is authorized to supervise, regulate and control the operations of such company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed], and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto.
(A) "Local transit company" means a person, firm, partnership or corporation, engaged in furnishing, and at least sixty percent (60%) of the total passenger fare revenue of which shall be derived from, scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service along the regular routes within a municipality and the territory adjacent thereto, or within a metropolitan government created under title 7, chapters 1-3, the operation of which is supervised, regulated and controlled as a street railway company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed] and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto; and
(B) "Local transit service" means scheduled common carrier public passenger land transportation service furnished by a local transit company within the territorial limits of the regulatory jurisdiction of the municipality or metropolitan government that is authorized to supervise, regulate and control the operations of such company, under [former] § 65-16-101 [repealed], and all other legislative and statutory provisions applicable thereto.
(d) Upon the further certification of the person authorized by this section to apply for registration that issuance of plates has been requested for vehicles assigned for use in the investigation of actual or suspected violations of the law, the department may issue plates or authorize issuance thereof from the regular series used for non-tax-exempt vehicles. The registrar of motor vehicles, with the approval of the attorney general and reporter, may enter into agreements with the proper officials of other states for the exchange of plates for the purposes provided in this section.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1023, s 49, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 985, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3 eff. 5/21/2018.
Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1; 2000, ch. 630, §§ 1, 2; 2003. ch. 90 § 2; 2007 , ch. 484, § 49; 2010 , ch. 1151, §§ 20, 54.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-3-107 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 55-3-107
Certificate issued for use in lieu of sales or use tax receipt
Status: in_force

Except as indicated in § 55-3-106 , the commissioner shall issue a certificate to an applicant, which may be used by the applicant to file an application for a certificate of title when it appears that the applicant is not required to pay any sales or use tax on any motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is necessary, as provided for in chapters 1-6 of this title. Acts 1953, ch. 103, § 3 (Williams, § 5538.139c); impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 167; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-307.
Except as indicated in § 55-3-106 , the commissioner shall issue a certificate to an applicant, which may be used by the applicant to file an application for a certificate of title when it appears that the applicant is not required to pay any sales or use tax on any motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is necessary, as provided for in chapters 1-6 of this title.
Acts 1953, ch. 103, § 3 (Williams, § 5538.139c); impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 167; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-307.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-310 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 10 / Section 55-10-310
Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

Chapter 8, parts 1-5 of this chapter and § 55-12-139 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact them. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 108; T.C.A., § 59-1030; Acts 2001, ch. 292, § 7.
Chapter 8, parts 1-5 of this chapter and § 55-12-139 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact them.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 108; T.C.A., § 59-1030; Acts 2001, ch. 292, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-15-104 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 55-15-104
Violation a misdemeanor - Penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A violation of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Each day or part of a day during which a price sign is posted in violation of § 55-15-101 constitutes a separate offense. Acts 1939, ch. 200, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 6770.35 (Williams, § 6770.43); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1504; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) A violation of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) Each day or part of a day during which a price sign is posted in violation of § 55-15-101 constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1939, ch. 200, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 6770.35 (Williams, § 6770.43); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1504; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-20-202 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 20 / Section 55-20-202
Regulations governing contract passenger carriers
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part. (2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (b) This part does not apply to: (1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work; (2) A person transporting only school children and teachers; (3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service; (4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay; (5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine; (6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers; (7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or (8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle. Acts 2002, ch. 750, § 1; 2003, ch. 17, § 1.
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part. (2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part.
(2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) This part does not apply to: (1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work; (2) A person transporting only school children and teachers; (3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service; (4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay; (5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine; (6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers; (7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or (8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.
(1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work;
(2) A person transporting only school children and teachers;
(3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service;
(4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay;
(5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine;
(6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers;
(7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or
(8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.
Acts 2002, ch. 750, § 1; 2003, ch. 17, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-6-109 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 6 / Section 55-6-109
Transfer of registration of title acquired as a result of death of spouse
Status: in_force

Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding in chapters 1-6 of this title, no fee, charge, or other cost shall be charged or assessed against any person who acquires title to a motor vehicle as a result of the death of the spouse of this person, if application to transfer ownership and registration is made within one (1) year from the date of the spouse's death. Acts 1972, ch. 627, § 2; T.C.A., § 59-609.
Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding in chapters 1-6 of this title, no fee, charge, or other cost shall be charged or assessed against any person who acquires title to a motor vehicle as a result of the death of the spouse of this person, if application to transfer ownership and registration is made within one (1) year from the date of the spouse's death.
Acts 1972, ch. 627, § 2; T.C.A., § 59-609.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-25-106 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 25 / Section 55-25-106
Consent
Status: in_force

Personal information referred to in § 55-25-104 may be disclosed to any requesting person, if the person demonstrates, in the form and manner the department prescribes, that such person has obtained the written consent of the person who is the subject of the information. Acts 1996, ch. 745, § 6.
Personal information referred to in § 55-25-104 may be disclosed to any requesting person, if the person demonstrates, in the form and manner the department prescribes, that such person has obtained the written consent of the person who is the subject of the information.
Acts 1996, ch. 745, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-406 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-406
Width standards - Types of permit - Fee schedule
Status: in_force

(a) A permit is required for the transport of any mobile home exceeding eight feet six inches (8' 6") in width. Transport of mobile homes exceeding eighteen feet (18') in width are not permitted. Permits authorized pursuant to this section may be issued on either a short-term basis or an annual basis for movements not exceeding sixteen feet (16') in width. Movements in excess of sixteen feet (16') in width may be permitted only on a single-trip basis and shall be escorted in accordance with § 55-4-110 . Single-trip permits are valid for six (6) days from the date of issuance. Annual permits are valid for three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of issuance. (b) The fee schedule for permits issued pursuant to this section is as follows: (1) For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - fifty dollars ($50.00); (2) For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - one hundred dollars ($100); (3) For single-trip, in excess of sixteen feet (16') wide to eighteen feet (18') wide - two hundred dollars ($200); (4) For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - one thousand dollars ($1,000); and (5) For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - two thousand dollars ($2,000). Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 786, s 3, eff. 10/1/2020. Acts 2002, ch. 803, § 6.
(a) A permit is required for the transport of any mobile home exceeding eight feet six inches (8' 6") in width. Transport of mobile homes exceeding eighteen feet (18') in width are not permitted. Permits authorized pursuant to this section may be issued on either a short-term basis or an annual basis for movements not exceeding sixteen feet (16') in width. Movements in excess of sixteen feet (16') in width may be permitted only on a single-trip basis and shall be escorted in accordance with § 55-4-110 . Single-trip permits are valid for six (6) days from the date of issuance. Annual permits are valid for three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of issuance.
(b) The fee schedule for permits issued pursuant to this section is as follows: (1) For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - fifty dollars ($50.00); (2) For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - one hundred dollars ($100); (3) For single-trip, in excess of sixteen feet (16') wide to eighteen feet (18') wide - two hundred dollars ($200); (4) For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - one thousand dollars ($1,000); and (5) For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(1) For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - fifty dollars ($50.00);
(2) For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - one hundred dollars ($100);
(3) For single-trip, in excess of sixteen feet (16') wide to eighteen feet (18') wide - two hundred dollars ($200);
(4) For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(5) For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - two thousand dollars ($2,000).
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 786, s 3, eff. 10/1/2020.
Acts 2002, ch. 803, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-108 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-108
Authorized emergency vehicles
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions stated in this section. (b) (1) A driver of an authorized emergency vehicle operating the vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) may: (A) Park or stand, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter that regulate parking or standing; (B) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; (C) Exceed the speed limits so long as life or property is not thereby endangered; and (D) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall subdivision (b)(1) protect the driver from the consequences of the driver's own reckless disregard for the safety of others. (c) (1) The exemptions granted under subsection (b) to a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle shall only apply when the vehicle is making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, except that while parked or standing, an authorized emergency vehicle shall only be required to make use of visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, while parked or standing, from making use of both audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, in the discretion of the driver. (d) An authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle may be equipped with or display a red light only in combination with a blue light visible from in front of the vehicle. (e) Notwithstanding the requirement of this section that drivers of authorized emergency vehicles exercise due regard for the safety of all persons, no municipality or county nor the state or any of its political subdivisions, nor their officers or employees, shall be liable for any injury proximately or indirectly caused to an actual or suspected violator of a law or ordinance who is fleeing pursuit by law enforcement personnel. The fact that law enforcement personnel pursue an actual or suspected violator of a law or ordinance who flees from pursuit shall not render the law enforcement personnel, or the employers of the law enforcement personnel, liable for injuries to a third party proximately caused by the fleeing party unless the conduct of the law enforcement personnel was negligent and that negligence was a proximate cause of the injuries to the third party. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 7; T.C.A., § 59-808; Acts 1986, ch. 822, § 1; 1989, ch. 173, § 1; 2001, ch. 60, § 1.
(a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions stated in this section.
(b) (1) A driver of an authorized emergency vehicle operating the vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) may: (A) Park or stand, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter that regulate parking or standing; (B) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; (C) Exceed the speed limits so long as life or property is not thereby endangered; and (D) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall subdivision (b)(1) protect the driver from the consequences of the driver's own reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(1) A driver of an authorized emergency vehicle operating the vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) may: (A) Park or stand, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter that regulate parking or standing; (B) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; (C) Exceed the speed limits so long as life or property is not thereby endangered; and (D) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
(A) Park or stand, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter that regulate parking or standing;
(B) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(C) Exceed the speed limits so long as life or property is not thereby endangered; and
(D) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
(2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall subdivision (b)(1) protect the driver from the consequences of the driver's own reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(c) (1) The exemptions granted under subsection (b) to a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle shall only apply when the vehicle is making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, except that while parked or standing, an authorized emergency vehicle shall only be required to make use of visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, while parked or standing, from making use of both audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, in the discretion of the driver.
(1) The exemptions granted under subsection (b) to a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle shall only apply when the vehicle is making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, except that while parked or standing, an authorized emergency vehicle shall only be required to make use of visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, while parked or standing, from making use of both audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, in the discretion of the driver.
(d) An authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle may be equipped with or display a red light only in combination with a blue light visible from in front of the vehicle.
(e) Notwithstanding the requirement of this section that drivers of authorized emergency vehicles exercise due regard for the safety of all persons, no municipality or county nor the state or any of its political subdivisions, nor their officers or employees, shall be liable for any injury proximately or indirectly caused to an actual or suspected violator of a law or ordinance who is fleeing pursuit by law enforcement personnel. The fact that law enforcement personnel pursue an actual or suspected violator of a law or ordinance who flees from pursuit shall not render the law enforcement personnel, or the employers of the law enforcement personnel, liable for injuries to a third party proximately caused by the fleeing party unless the conduct of the law enforcement personnel was negligent and that negligence was a proximate cause of the injuries to the third party.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 7; T.C.A., § 59-808; Acts 1986, ch. 822, § 1; 1989, ch. 173, § 1; 2001, ch. 60, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-139 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-8-139
Limitations on where person may stand along roadway
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle. (b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway. (c) No person shall loiter or conduct any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway. (d) Subsection (c) does not apply to: (1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and (2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway. (e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; except, that a person who violates subsection (c) shall receive a warning citation for a first offense. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 184,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 38; T.C.A., § 59-839; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle.
(b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
(c) No person shall loiter or conduct any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to: (1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and (2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.
(1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and
(2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.
(e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; except, that a person who violates subsection (c) shall receive a warning citation for a first offense.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 184,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 38; T.C.A., § 59-839; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-415 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 10 / Section 55-10-415
Underage driving while impaired - Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not drive or be in physical control of an automobile or other motor-driven vehicle while: (1) Under the influence of any intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or combination thereof that impairs the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle by depriving the driver of the clearness of mind and self-control that the driver would otherwise possess; or (2) The alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is two-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) or more. (b) The fact that a person who drives while under the influence of narcotic drugs or barbital drugs is or has been lawfully entitled to use the drugs does not constitute a defense to a violation of this section. (c) This section establishes the offense of underage driving while impaired for a person under twenty-one (21) years of age. The offense of underage driving while impaired is a lesser included offense of driving while intoxicated. (d) The offense of underage driving while impaired by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older but under twenty-one (21) years of age is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by: (1) Driver license suspension of one (1) year; (2) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and (3) Public service work, in the discretion of the court. (e) The act of underage driving while impaired by a person under eighteen (18) years of age is a delinquent act punishable by: (1) Driver license suspension of one (1) year; (2) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and (3) Public service work, in the discretion of the court. Amended by 2016EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1,s 1, eff. 9/19/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1088,s 1, eff. 9/19/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1030,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154,s 15, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1993, ch. 491, § 1; 1998, ch. 1046, § 3.
(a) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not drive or be in physical control of an automobile or other motor-driven vehicle while: (1) Under the influence of any intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or combination thereof that impairs the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle by depriving the driver of the clearness of mind and self-control that the driver would otherwise possess; or (2) The alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is two-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) or more.
(1) Under the influence of any intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or combination thereof that impairs the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle by depriving the driver of the clearness of mind and self-control that the driver would otherwise possess; or
(2) The alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is two-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) or more.
(b) The fact that a person who drives while under the influence of narcotic drugs or barbital drugs is or has been lawfully entitled to use the drugs does not constitute a defense to a violation of this section.
(c) This section establishes the offense of underage driving while impaired for a person under twenty-one (21) years of age. The offense of underage driving while impaired is a lesser included offense of driving while intoxicated.
(d) The offense of underage driving while impaired by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older but under twenty-one (21) years of age is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by: (1) Driver license suspension of one (1) year; (2) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and (3) Public service work, in the discretion of the court.
(1) Driver license suspension of one (1) year;
(2) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and
(3) Public service work, in the discretion of the court.
(e) The act of underage driving while impaired by a person under eighteen (18) years of age is a delinquent act punishable by: (1) Driver license suspension of one (1) year; (2) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and (3) Public service work, in the discretion of the court.
(1) Driver license suspension of one (1) year;
(2) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and
(3) Public service work, in the discretion of the court.
Amended by 2016EX2 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1,s 1, eff. 9/19/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1088,s 1, eff. 9/19/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1030,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154,s 15, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1993, ch. 491, § 1; 1998, ch. 1046, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-206 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 55-9-206
Trucks to be equipped with rearview mirror
Status: in_force

Any motor truck using the streets, roads, highways, and other public thoroughfares, which, by reason of its construction, either when loaded or unloaded, prevents the driver's view of the rear, shall be equipped with a mirror arranged in a manner and maintained so that the driver or operator may view the roadway to the rear and note the approach of vehicles from the rear of the motor truck. Acts 1923, ch. 53, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1616a10; Code 1932, § 2709; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-921.
Any motor truck using the streets, roads, highways, and other public thoroughfares, which, by reason of its construction, either when loaded or unloaded, prevents the driver's view of the rear, shall be equipped with a mirror arranged in a manner and maintained so that the driver or operator may view the roadway to the rear and note the approach of vehicles from the rear of the motor truck.
Acts 1923, ch. 53, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1616a10; Code 1932, § 2709; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-921.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-26-102 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 26 / Section 55-26-102
Local ordinances
Status: in_force

By ordinance of its legislative body, any municipality or metropolitan government may authorize, regulate, and control the commercial use of pedal carriages and rickshaws as modes of transportation-for-hire within entertainment, dining, scenic and/or historic areas of the center city. The ordinances shall be reasonably related to promotion and protection of the health, safety and welfare of operators, passengers, pedestrians, motorists and others visiting or working within the center city. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 150,s 1, eff. 4/17/2019. Acts 1999, ch. 135, § 1
By ordinance of its legislative body, any municipality or metropolitan government may authorize, regulate, and control the commercial use of pedal carriages and rickshaws as modes of transportation-for-hire within entertainment, dining, scenic and/or historic areas of the center city. The ordinances shall be reasonably related to promotion and protection of the health, safety and welfare of operators, passengers, pedestrians, motorists and others visiting or working within the center city.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 150,s 1, eff. 4/17/2019.
Acts 1999, ch. 135, § 1
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-1-125 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 1 / Section 55-1-125
"Medium speed vehicle" defined
Status: in_force

"Medium speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than thirty miles per hour (30 mph), but whose maximum speed allowed is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets with a forty mile per hour (40 mph) or less posted speed limit pursuant to § 55-8-191(b)(1) , including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500 , except as otherwise provided in § 55-4-136 . Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 3, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 2008 , ch. 959, §2; 2012 , ch. 948, § 1.
"Medium speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than thirty miles per hour (30 mph), but whose maximum speed allowed is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets with a forty mile per hour (40 mph) or less posted speed limit pursuant to § 55-8-191(b)(1) , including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500 , except as otherwise provided in § 55-4-136 .
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2008 , ch. 959, §2; 2012 , ch. 948, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-5-109 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 55-5-109
Penalties for sale, shipment, or manufacture of passenger cars or components not bearing identification numbers
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation who sells, offers for sale, ships or causes to be shipped into this state, or manufactures a passenger car, passenger car engine or passenger car transmission, the same being intended to be sold at retail within the state, that does not bear an identification number or numbers as set out in this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1968, ch. 603, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-509; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Any person, firm or corporation who sells, offers for sale, ships or causes to be shipped into this state, or manufactures a passenger car, passenger car engine or passenger car transmission, the same being intended to be sold at retail within the state, that does not bear an identification number or numbers as set out in this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1968, ch. 603, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-509; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-5-203 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 55-5-203
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

(a) It is an offense to: (1) Knowingly own, operate or conduct a chop shop; (2) Transport any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to or from a location, knowing the location to be a chop shop; (3) Purchase or receive any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part from a location knowing the location to be a chop shop; or (4) Sell or transfer any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to a location knowing the location to be a chop shop. (b) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Class D felony. In addition to the authorized term of imprisonment for a Class D felony, the violation shall also be punished by a minimum mandatory fine of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500). (c) A violation of subdivision (a)(3) shall be punished as theft pursuant to § 39-14-103 and graded pursuant to § 39-14-105 depending upon the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part purchased or received. (d) The penalty for a violation of subdivision (a)(4) shall be graded pursuant to § 39-14-105 depending upon the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part sold or transferred. (e) (1) In addition to any other punishment, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to the lawful owner or owners of the stolen motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part, or to the owner's insurer, and to any other person for financial loss sustained as a result of a violation of this section. (2) "Financial loss" includes, but is not limited to, loss of earnings, out-of-pocket and other expenses, repair and replacement costs and claims payments. (3) "Lawful owner" includes an innocent bona fide purchaser of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part who does not know the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to be stolen. (f) The court shall determine the extent and method of restitution. Acts 2000, ch. 941, § 1.
(a) It is an offense to: (1) Knowingly own, operate or conduct a chop shop; (2) Transport any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to or from a location, knowing the location to be a chop shop; (3) Purchase or receive any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part from a location knowing the location to be a chop shop; or (4) Sell or transfer any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to a location knowing the location to be a chop shop.
(1) Knowingly own, operate or conduct a chop shop;
(2) Transport any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to or from a location, knowing the location to be a chop shop;
(3) Purchase or receive any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part from a location knowing the location to be a chop shop; or
(4) Sell or transfer any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to a location knowing the location to be a chop shop.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Class D felony. In addition to the authorized term of imprisonment for a Class D felony, the violation shall also be punished by a minimum mandatory fine of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500).
(c) A violation of subdivision (a)(3) shall be punished as theft pursuant to § 39-14-103 and graded pursuant to § 39-14-105 depending upon the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part purchased or received.
(d) The penalty for a violation of subdivision (a)(4) shall be graded pursuant to § 39-14-105 depending upon the value of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part sold or transferred.
(e) (1) In addition to any other punishment, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to the lawful owner or owners of the stolen motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part, or to the owner's insurer, and to any other person for financial loss sustained as a result of a violation of this section. (2) "Financial loss" includes, but is not limited to, loss of earnings, out-of-pocket and other expenses, repair and replacement costs and claims payments. (3) "Lawful owner" includes an innocent bona fide purchaser of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part who does not know the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to be stolen.
(1) In addition to any other punishment, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to the lawful owner or owners of the stolen motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part, or to the owner's insurer, and to any other person for financial loss sustained as a result of a violation of this section.
(2) "Financial loss" includes, but is not limited to, loss of earnings, out-of-pocket and other expenses, repair and replacement costs and claims payments.
(3) "Lawful owner" includes an innocent bona fide purchaser of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part who does not know the motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to be stolen.
(f) The court shall determine the extent and method of restitution.
Acts 2000, ch. 941, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-3-113 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 55-3-113
Review of departmental action
Status: in_force

An action of the commissioner in issuing or refusing to issue any certificate of title, in discharging or refusing to discharge any lien, and in issuing or refusing to issue any replacement certificate of title applied for shall be reviewed in the manner provided for in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, and in § 67-1-105 ; provided, that the party aggrieved by the action makes a written request for a formal hearing under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act within ten (10) days of the action complained of. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 96 (Williams, § 5539.196); Acts 1972, ch. 540, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-313; Acts 2007, ch. 484, § 18.
An action of the commissioner in issuing or refusing to issue any certificate of title, in discharging or refusing to discharge any lien, and in issuing or refusing to issue any replacement certificate of title applied for shall be reviewed in the manner provided for in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, and in § 67-1-105 ; provided, that the party aggrieved by the action makes a written request for a formal hearing under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act within ten (10) days of the action complained of.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 96 (Williams, § 5539.196); Acts 1972, ch. 540, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-313; Acts 2007, ch. 484, § 18.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-21-113 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 55-21-113
Authority of nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physical therapist to issue certified statements of disability or deafness[Effective Until Contingency Met; see Version 2]
Status: in_force

(a) A nurse practitioner licensed under title 63, chapter 7, and a physician assistant licensed under title 63, chapter 19, shall have the same authority that a physician has under this part to issue certified statements of disability or deafness to accompany the application of disabled or deaf persons to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards and decals from the department, as described in this part, only if the authority is expressly included in the written protocol developed jointly by the supervising physician and the nurse practitioner or physician assistant, whichever is applicable, setting forth the range of services that may be performed by the nurse practitioner or physician assistant. (b) A physical therapist licensed under title 63, chapter 13, has the same authority that a physician has under this part to issue certified statements of disability to accompany the application of persons with disabilities to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards, and decals from the department, as described in this part. (c) A chiropractic physician licensed under title 63, chapter 4, has the same authority under this part to issue certified statements of disability to accompany the applications of persons with disabilities to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards, and decals from the department, as described in this part, as a physician licensed under title 63, chapter 6 or 9. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 519,s 1, eff. 3/1/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 89, s 1, eff. 3/31/2023. Acts 2009 , ch. 264, § 2.
(a) A nurse practitioner licensed under title 63, chapter 7, and a physician assistant licensed under title 63, chapter 19, shall have the same authority that a physician has under this part to issue certified statements of disability or deafness to accompany the application of disabled or deaf persons to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards and decals from the department, as described in this part, only if the authority is expressly included in the written protocol developed jointly by the supervising physician and the nurse practitioner or physician assistant, whichever is applicable, setting forth the range of services that may be performed by the nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
(b) A physical therapist licensed under title 63, chapter 13, has the same authority that a physician has under this part to issue certified statements of disability to accompany the application of persons with disabilities to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards, and decals from the department, as described in this part.
(c) A chiropractic physician licensed under title 63, chapter 4, has the same authority under this part to issue certified statements of disability to accompany the applications of persons with disabilities to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards, and decals from the department, as described in this part, as a physician licensed under title 63, chapter 6 or 9.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 519,s 1, eff. 3/1/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 89, s 1, eff. 3/31/2023.
Acts 2009 , ch. 264, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-359 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-359
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-17-120 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 55-17-120
Exception to licensing requirements
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding this part, when motor vehicles of the state are being sold at an automobile auction sale, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids on the vehicles of the state. This person shall not participate in the sales of any other motor vehicles without being licensed as required by this part, except as provided in § 55-17-102(1)(C) . (b) (1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, whenever heavy construction equipment is being sold at auction, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on any motor vehicle, having three (3), four (4), or five (5) axles that is designed to unload itself and that transports crushed stone, fill dirt and rock, soil, bulk sand, coal, phosphate muck, asphalt, concrete, and other building materials. In addition, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on any motor vehicle, including cars, pick-up trucks, flat bed trucks having two (2) or more axles, service trucks, two-axle dump trucks, or any other vehicle used by the contractor for whose benefit the auction is held or by any other contractor offering such equipment or motor vehicles for sale from the contractor's fleet at the auction. The auction shall not be an automobile auction within this part if the sale of the motor vehicles is incidental to the sale of the heavy construction equipment, and the person conducting the auction need only be licensed as an auctioneer as required by title 62, chapter 19. Notice of the auction shall be given to the motor vehicle commission at least two (2) weeks prior to the auction. The total value of all motor vehicles sold at the auction shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the sales prices of all equipment sold at the auction. (2) (A) In addition to subdivision (b)(1), no motor vehicle dealer license shall be required for the operator of a permanent auction facility that has been in continuous operation for at least two (2) years prior to January 1, 2008, and that: (i) Sells large construction equipment in an auction format; (ii) Has sales of used motor vehicles whose total value does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total value of all equipment sold, including motor vehicles, as calculated on an annual basis; (iii) Maintains a regularly staffed facility during normal business hours of not less than thirty (30) hours per week; (iv) Has a permanent facility with at least fifty (50) contiguous fenced acres located in this state; (v) Has titles present for all vehicles to be sold by auction at the facility; (vi) Conducts, at the facility, not more than five (5) such auctions in a calendar year, one (1) of which may be a "vehicles only" auction; (vii) Does not sell new or unused motor vehicles, or vehicles with a manufacturer's statement of origin only; and (viii) Sells, at the facility, only motor vehicles that: (a) Weigh in excess of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR); or (b) Weigh less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) if owned by an entity that used the motor vehicle in its normal business operation as either a construction or common carrier or transportation-related entity hauling freight. (B) The auction shall file with the motor vehicle commission on an annual basis a certification stating: (i) That all such vehicles sold were not vehicles covered under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; and (ii) The gross proceeds of the auction and the value of all vehicles sold at the auction. (c) (1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, whenever farm equipment and machinery, as defined in § 67-6-102 , is being sold at an auction conducted on farm property in accordance with the requirements set forth within subdivision (c)(2), no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on a motor vehicle. (2) If the sale at auction, on property owned or possessed by the farmer, of five (5) or fewer motor vehicles is incidental to the sale at auction of farm equipment and machinery owned and used by the farmer, and if each such motor vehicle is owned for at least one (1) year by the farmer, the farmer's parents, or the farmer's children, and if each such motor vehicle is at least two (2) model years old, and if the farmer has not sold motor vehicles at an auction within the previous twelve-month period, then the auction shall not be an automobile auction within this part, and the person conducting the auction need only be licensed as an auctioneer by the auctioneer commission; provided, that the auctioneer must give at least fourteen (14) days' advance written notification to the motor vehicle commission describing the time and place of the auction as well as the items to be sold therein. (d) (1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, a motor vehicle dealer license shall not be required to purchase nonrepairable vehicles, salvage vehicles, or a combination of nonrepairable and salvage vehicles from an automobile auction if the automobile auction primarily sells motor vehicles on consignment. (2) A natural person who resides in this state may purchase at retail no more than five (5) nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles, or any combination thereof, within a twelve-month period. (3) Each automobile auction engaged in the sale of nonrepairable vehicles, salvage vehicles, or a combination of nonrepairable and salvage vehicles, shall: (A) Keep an electronic record of all sales of each vehicle and include in the record the make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and the name and address of the purchaser and seller of the vehicle; (B) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of the purchaser's driver license, passport, or other government-issued identification. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(B) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy; and (C) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of any license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter or, if the purchaser represents a third party authorized to purchase the vehicle under this chapter, a copy of the third party's license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter and a copy of any document authorizing the purchaser to act on behalf of the third party. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(C) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy. (4) Each automobile auction required to maintain records pursuant to subdivision (d)(3) shall make the records available, upon written request, to: (A) Law enforcement officers; (B) The department of revenue; or (C) The motor vehicle commission. (5) This subsection (d) shall not limit: (A) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles to a person who resides outside of this state; or (B) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles titled in a state or jurisdiction other than this state. (6) A violation of this subsection (d) is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). (7) An action to impose any penalty under this subsection (d) may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by a district attorney or the attorney general and reporter. (8) Monies generated from any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (d)(6) shall be used only for purposes of enforcement, investigation, prosecution, and training as those purposes relate to violations of this subsection (d). (9) As used in this subsection (d): (A) "Nonrepairable vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 ; and (B) "Salvage vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 . (e) When motor vehicles are sold incidentally at a bona fide going-out-of-business sale, no license as a motor vehicle dealer is required to sell the vehicles at auction if: (1) All vehicles for sale were owned and titled in the name of the business for at least one (1) year prior to the going-out-of-business sale; (2) The auctioneer gives a fourteen-day prior written notification to the motor vehicle commission providing the time and place of the sale and a list of items to be sold; and (3) The sale does not violate the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1. (f) [Repealed effective October 16, 2024.] (1) Notwithstanding this part, a motor vehicle dealer license is not required to sell or purchase previously titled antique or unique motor vehicles through an auction format held in conjunction with a motor vehicle festival: (A) Held at a municipal convention center, as defined in § 7-4-101 , located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census; and (B) For which a portion of the festival's proceeds are donated to a hospital neurological institute located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census. (2) This subsection (f) is repealed on October 16, 2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 590,s 1, eff. 10/11/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 172, s 1, eff. 10/6/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 675, s 1, eff. 10/6/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 66, s 1, eff. 10/15/2021. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 471, s 3, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 533, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 1971, ch. 315, § 1; T.C.A, § 59-1721; Acts 1984, ch. 718, § 3; 1985, ch. 266, § 1; 1991, ch. 12, § 1; 1991, ch. 359, § 2; 2008 , ch. 875, § 1.
(a) Notwithstanding this part, when motor vehicles of the state are being sold at an automobile auction sale, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids on the vehicles of the state. This person shall not participate in the sales of any other motor vehicles without being licensed as required by this part, except as provided in § 55-17-102(1)(C) .
(b) (1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, whenever heavy construction equipment is being sold at auction, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on any motor vehicle, having three (3), four (4), or five (5) axles that is designed to unload itself and that transports crushed stone, fill dirt and rock, soil, bulk sand, coal, phosphate muck, asphalt, concrete, and other building materials. In addition, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on any motor vehicle, including cars, pick-up trucks, flat bed trucks having two (2) or more axles, service trucks, two-axle dump trucks, or any other vehicle used by the contractor for whose benefit the auction is held or by any other contractor offering such equipment or motor vehicles for sale from the contractor's fleet at the auction. The auction shall not be an automobile auction within this part if the sale of the motor vehicles is incidental to the sale of the heavy construction equipment, and the person conducting the auction need only be licensed as an auctioneer as required by title 62, chapter 19. Notice of the auction shall be given to the motor vehicle commission at least two (2) weeks prior to the auction. The total value of all motor vehicles sold at the auction shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the sales prices of all equipment sold at the auction. (2) (A) In addition to subdivision (b)(1), no motor vehicle dealer license shall be required for the operator of a permanent auction facility that has been in continuous operation for at least two (2) years prior to January 1, 2008, and that: (i) Sells large construction equipment in an auction format; (ii) Has sales of used motor vehicles whose total value does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total value of all equipment sold, including motor vehicles, as calculated on an annual basis; (iii) Maintains a regularly staffed facility during normal business hours of not less than thirty (30) hours per week; (iv) Has a permanent facility with at least fifty (50) contiguous fenced acres located in this state; (v) Has titles present for all vehicles to be sold by auction at the facility; (vi) Conducts, at the facility, not more than five (5) such auctions in a calendar year, one (1) of which may be a "vehicles only" auction; (vii) Does not sell new or unused motor vehicles, or vehicles with a manufacturer's statement of origin only; and (viii) Sells, at the facility, only motor vehicles that: (a) Weigh in excess of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR); or (b) Weigh less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) if owned by an entity that used the motor vehicle in its normal business operation as either a construction or common carrier or transportation-related entity hauling freight. (B) The auction shall file with the motor vehicle commission on an annual basis a certification stating: (i) That all such vehicles sold were not vehicles covered under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; and (ii) The gross proceeds of the auction and the value of all vehicles sold at the auction.
(1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, whenever heavy construction equipment is being sold at auction, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on any motor vehicle, having three (3), four (4), or five (5) axles that is designed to unload itself and that transports crushed stone, fill dirt and rock, soil, bulk sand, coal, phosphate muck, asphalt, concrete, and other building materials. In addition, no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on any motor vehicle, including cars, pick-up trucks, flat bed trucks having two (2) or more axles, service trucks, two-axle dump trucks, or any other vehicle used by the contractor for whose benefit the auction is held or by any other contractor offering such equipment or motor vehicles for sale from the contractor's fleet at the auction. The auction shall not be an automobile auction within this part if the sale of the motor vehicles is incidental to the sale of the heavy construction equipment, and the person conducting the auction need only be licensed as an auctioneer as required by title 62, chapter 19. Notice of the auction shall be given to the motor vehicle commission at least two (2) weeks prior to the auction. The total value of all motor vehicles sold at the auction shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the sales prices of all equipment sold at the auction.
(2) (A) In addition to subdivision (b)(1), no motor vehicle dealer license shall be required for the operator of a permanent auction facility that has been in continuous operation for at least two (2) years prior to January 1, 2008, and that: (i) Sells large construction equipment in an auction format; (ii) Has sales of used motor vehicles whose total value does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total value of all equipment sold, including motor vehicles, as calculated on an annual basis; (iii) Maintains a regularly staffed facility during normal business hours of not less than thirty (30) hours per week; (iv) Has a permanent facility with at least fifty (50) contiguous fenced acres located in this state; (v) Has titles present for all vehicles to be sold by auction at the facility; (vi) Conducts, at the facility, not more than five (5) such auctions in a calendar year, one (1) of which may be a "vehicles only" auction; (vii) Does not sell new or unused motor vehicles, or vehicles with a manufacturer's statement of origin only; and (viii) Sells, at the facility, only motor vehicles that: (a) Weigh in excess of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR); or (b) Weigh less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) if owned by an entity that used the motor vehicle in its normal business operation as either a construction or common carrier or transportation-related entity hauling freight. (B) The auction shall file with the motor vehicle commission on an annual basis a certification stating: (i) That all such vehicles sold were not vehicles covered under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; and (ii) The gross proceeds of the auction and the value of all vehicles sold at the auction.
(A) In addition to subdivision (b)(1), no motor vehicle dealer license shall be required for the operator of a permanent auction facility that has been in continuous operation for at least two (2) years prior to January 1, 2008, and that: (i) Sells large construction equipment in an auction format; (ii) Has sales of used motor vehicles whose total value does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total value of all equipment sold, including motor vehicles, as calculated on an annual basis; (iii) Maintains a regularly staffed facility during normal business hours of not less than thirty (30) hours per week; (iv) Has a permanent facility with at least fifty (50) contiguous fenced acres located in this state; (v) Has titles present for all vehicles to be sold by auction at the facility; (vi) Conducts, at the facility, not more than five (5) such auctions in a calendar year, one (1) of which may be a "vehicles only" auction; (vii) Does not sell new or unused motor vehicles, or vehicles with a manufacturer's statement of origin only; and (viii) Sells, at the facility, only motor vehicles that: (a) Weigh in excess of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR); or (b) Weigh less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) if owned by an entity that used the motor vehicle in its normal business operation as either a construction or common carrier or transportation-related entity hauling freight.
(i) Sells large construction equipment in an auction format;
(ii) Has sales of used motor vehicles whose total value does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total value of all equipment sold, including motor vehicles, as calculated on an annual basis;
(iii) Maintains a regularly staffed facility during normal business hours of not less than thirty (30) hours per week;
(iv) Has a permanent facility with at least fifty (50) contiguous fenced acres located in this state;
(v) Has titles present for all vehicles to be sold by auction at the facility;
(vi) Conducts, at the facility, not more than five (5) such auctions in a calendar year, one (1) of which may be a "vehicles only" auction;
(vii) Does not sell new or unused motor vehicles, or vehicles with a manufacturer's statement of origin only; and
(viii) Sells, at the facility, only motor vehicles that: (a) Weigh in excess of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR); or (b) Weigh less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) if owned by an entity that used the motor vehicle in its normal business operation as either a construction or common carrier or transportation-related entity hauling freight.
(a) Weigh in excess of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR); or
(b) Weigh less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) if owned by an entity that used the motor vehicle in its normal business operation as either a construction or common carrier or transportation-related entity hauling freight.
(B) The auction shall file with the motor vehicle commission on an annual basis a certification stating: (i) That all such vehicles sold were not vehicles covered under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; and (ii) The gross proceeds of the auction and the value of all vehicles sold at the auction.
(i) That all such vehicles sold were not vehicles covered under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; and
(ii) The gross proceeds of the auction and the value of all vehicles sold at the auction.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, whenever farm equipment and machinery, as defined in § 67-6-102 , is being sold at an auction conducted on farm property in accordance with the requirements set forth within subdivision (c)(2), no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on a motor vehicle. (2) If the sale at auction, on property owned or possessed by the farmer, of five (5) or fewer motor vehicles is incidental to the sale at auction of farm equipment and machinery owned and used by the farmer, and if each such motor vehicle is owned for at least one (1) year by the farmer, the farmer's parents, or the farmer's children, and if each such motor vehicle is at least two (2) model years old, and if the farmer has not sold motor vehicles at an auction within the previous twelve-month period, then the auction shall not be an automobile auction within this part, and the person conducting the auction need only be licensed as an auctioneer by the auctioneer commission; provided, that the auctioneer must give at least fourteen (14) days' advance written notification to the motor vehicle commission describing the time and place of the auction as well as the items to be sold therein.
(1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, whenever farm equipment and machinery, as defined in § 67-6-102 , is being sold at an auction conducted on farm property in accordance with the requirements set forth within subdivision (c)(2), no license as a motor vehicle dealer shall be required for any person or participant who purchases or bids at the auction on a motor vehicle.
(2) If the sale at auction, on property owned or possessed by the farmer, of five (5) or fewer motor vehicles is incidental to the sale at auction of farm equipment and machinery owned and used by the farmer, and if each such motor vehicle is owned for at least one (1) year by the farmer, the farmer's parents, or the farmer's children, and if each such motor vehicle is at least two (2) model years old, and if the farmer has not sold motor vehicles at an auction within the previous twelve-month period, then the auction shall not be an automobile auction within this part, and the person conducting the auction need only be licensed as an auctioneer by the auctioneer commission; provided, that the auctioneer must give at least fourteen (14) days' advance written notification to the motor vehicle commission describing the time and place of the auction as well as the items to be sold therein.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, a motor vehicle dealer license shall not be required to purchase nonrepairable vehicles, salvage vehicles, or a combination of nonrepairable and salvage vehicles from an automobile auction if the automobile auction primarily sells motor vehicles on consignment. (2) A natural person who resides in this state may purchase at retail no more than five (5) nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles, or any combination thereof, within a twelve-month period. (3) Each automobile auction engaged in the sale of nonrepairable vehicles, salvage vehicles, or a combination of nonrepairable and salvage vehicles, shall: (A) Keep an electronic record of all sales of each vehicle and include in the record the make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and the name and address of the purchaser and seller of the vehicle; (B) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of the purchaser's driver license, passport, or other government-issued identification. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(B) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy; and (C) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of any license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter or, if the purchaser represents a third party authorized to purchase the vehicle under this chapter, a copy of the third party's license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter and a copy of any document authorizing the purchaser to act on behalf of the third party. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(C) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy. (4) Each automobile auction required to maintain records pursuant to subdivision (d)(3) shall make the records available, upon written request, to: (A) Law enforcement officers; (B) The department of revenue; or (C) The motor vehicle commission. (5) This subsection (d) shall not limit: (A) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles to a person who resides outside of this state; or (B) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles titled in a state or jurisdiction other than this state. (6) A violation of this subsection (d) is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). (7) An action to impose any penalty under this subsection (d) may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by a district attorney or the attorney general and reporter. (8) Monies generated from any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (d)(6) shall be used only for purposes of enforcement, investigation, prosecution, and training as those purposes relate to violations of this subsection (d). (9) As used in this subsection (d): (A) "Nonrepairable vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 ; and (B) "Salvage vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 .
(1) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, a motor vehicle dealer license shall not be required to purchase nonrepairable vehicles, salvage vehicles, or a combination of nonrepairable and salvage vehicles from an automobile auction if the automobile auction primarily sells motor vehicles on consignment.
(2) A natural person who resides in this state may purchase at retail no more than five (5) nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles, or any combination thereof, within a twelve-month period.
(3) Each automobile auction engaged in the sale of nonrepairable vehicles, salvage vehicles, or a combination of nonrepairable and salvage vehicles, shall: (A) Keep an electronic record of all sales of each vehicle and include in the record the make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and the name and address of the purchaser and seller of the vehicle; (B) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of the purchaser's driver license, passport, or other government-issued identification. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(B) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy; and (C) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of any license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter or, if the purchaser represents a third party authorized to purchase the vehicle under this chapter, a copy of the third party's license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter and a copy of any document authorizing the purchaser to act on behalf of the third party. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(C) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy.
(A) Keep an electronic record of all sales of each vehicle and include in the record the make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and the name and address of the purchaser and seller of the vehicle;
(B) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of the purchaser's driver license, passport, or other government-issued identification. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(B) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy; and
(C) Obtain from the purchaser of each vehicle a copy of any license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter or, if the purchaser represents a third party authorized to purchase the vehicle under this chapter, a copy of the third party's license or other authorization required to do business under this chapter and a copy of any document authorizing the purchaser to act on behalf of the third party. The automobile auction shall maintain each copy obtained under this subdivision (d)(3)(C) for a period of two (2) years from the date of obtaining the copy.
(4) Each automobile auction required to maintain records pursuant to subdivision (d)(3) shall make the records available, upon written request, to: (A) Law enforcement officers; (B) The department of revenue; or (C) The motor vehicle commission.
(A) Law enforcement officers;
(B) The department of revenue; or
(C) The motor vehicle commission.
(5) This subsection (d) shall not limit: (A) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles to a person who resides outside of this state; or (B) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles titled in a state or jurisdiction other than this state.
(A) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles to a person who resides outside of this state; or
(B) The sale of nonrepairable vehicles or salvage vehicles titled in a state or jurisdiction other than this state.
(6) A violation of this subsection (d) is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(7) An action to impose any penalty under this subsection (d) may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by a district attorney or the attorney general and reporter.
(8) Monies generated from any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (d)(6) shall be used only for purposes of enforcement, investigation, prosecution, and training as those purposes relate to violations of this subsection (d).
(9) As used in this subsection (d): (A) "Nonrepairable vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 ; and (B) "Salvage vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 .
(A) "Nonrepairable vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 ; and
(B) "Salvage vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in § 55-3-201 .
(e) When motor vehicles are sold incidentally at a bona fide going-out-of-business sale, no license as a motor vehicle dealer is required to sell the vehicles at auction if: (1) All vehicles for sale were owned and titled in the name of the business for at least one (1) year prior to the going-out-of-business sale; (2) The auctioneer gives a fourteen-day prior written notification to the motor vehicle commission providing the time and place of the sale and a list of items to be sold; and (3) The sale does not violate the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1.
(1) All vehicles for sale were owned and titled in the name of the business for at least one (1) year prior to the going-out-of-business sale;
(2) The auctioneer gives a fourteen-day prior written notification to the motor vehicle commission providing the time and place of the sale and a list of items to be sold; and
(3) The sale does not violate the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1.
(f) [Repealed effective October 16, 2024.] (1) Notwithstanding this part, a motor vehicle dealer license is not required to sell or purchase previously titled antique or unique motor vehicles through an auction format held in conjunction with a motor vehicle festival: (A) Held at a municipal convention center, as defined in § 7-4-101 , located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census; and (B) For which a portion of the festival's proceeds are donated to a hospital neurological institute located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census. (2) This subsection (f) is repealed on October 16, 2024.
(1) Notwithstanding this part, a motor vehicle dealer license is not required to sell or purchase previously titled antique or unique motor vehicles through an auction format held in conjunction with a motor vehicle festival: (A) Held at a municipal convention center, as defined in § 7-4-101 , located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census; and (B) For which a portion of the festival's proceeds are donated to a hospital neurological institute located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census.
(A) Held at a municipal convention center, as defined in § 7-4-101 , located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census; and
(B) For which a portion of the festival's proceeds are donated to a hospital neurological institute located in a county with a population of not less than three hundred sixty-six thousand two hundred (366,200) and not more than three hundred sixty-six thousand three hundred (366,300), according to the 2020 federal census or any subsequent census.
(2) This subsection (f) is repealed on October 16, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 590,s 1, eff. 10/11/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 172, s 1, eff. 10/6/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 675, s 1, eff. 10/6/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 66, s 1, eff. 10/15/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 471, s 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 533, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1971, ch. 315, § 1; T.C.A, § 59-1721; Acts 1984, ch. 718, § 3; 1985, ch. 266, § 1; 1991, ch. 12, § 1; 1991, ch. 359, § 2; 2008 , ch. 875, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-28-110 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 28 / Section 55-28-110
Coercion or attempted coercion of dealer prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer or distributor shall not coerce or attempt to coerce a dealer to: (1) Purchase a product that the dealer did not order; (2) Enter into an agreement with the manufacturer or distributor; or (3) Enter into an agreement that requires the dealer to submit its disputes to binding arbitration or otherwise waive rights or responsibilities provided under this chapter. (b) As used in this section, "coerce" includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel, or not renew a manufacturer/dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer/dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer/dealer agreement. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 781,s 11, eff. 7/1/2017.
(a) A manufacturer or distributor shall not coerce or attempt to coerce a dealer to: (1) Purchase a product that the dealer did not order; (2) Enter into an agreement with the manufacturer or distributor; or (3) Enter into an agreement that requires the dealer to submit its disputes to binding arbitration or otherwise waive rights or responsibilities provided under this chapter.
(1) Purchase a product that the dealer did not order;
(2) Enter into an agreement with the manufacturer or distributor; or
(3) Enter into an agreement that requires the dealer to submit its disputes to binding arbitration or otherwise waive rights or responsibilities provided under this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "coerce" includes, but is not limited to, threatening to terminate, cancel, or not renew a manufacturer/dealer agreement without good cause or threatening to withhold product lines the dealer is entitled to purchase pursuant to the manufacturer/dealer agreement or delay product delivery as an inducement to amending the manufacturer/dealer agreement.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 781,s 11, eff. 7/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-371 — TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-371
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 2018 , ch. 1023, § 38.
Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 2018 , ch. 1023, § 38.