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TN Code § 55-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-104. Temporary Taking of Vehicle — Joyriding — Obtaining Possession Fraudulently — Neglect to Return — Class E Felony

  Any person who, with intent to defraud the owner of any motor vehicle or a person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle, obtains possession of the vehicle from the owner, or the servant, agents or employees of the owner, by agreeing in writing, to pay a rental for use of the vehicle based in whole or part on the distance the vehicle is driven, commits a Class E felony.   Obtaining possession of the vehicle by means of trick, false or fraudulent misrepresentation, or false impersonation of another, or by giving a bad or worthless check as a deposit or in payment of the rental, in obtaining possession of the vehicle, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud.   Any person who, after hiring, leasing or renting a motor vehicle under an agreement in writing, which provides for return of the vehicle to a particular place, or at a particular time, abandons this vehicle, or refuses or willfully neglects to return the vehicle to the place and at the time specified in the agreement, or who secretes, converts, sells or attempts to sell the motor vehicle, or any part of the motor vehicle, commits a Class E felony.   The failure, or refusal, or neglect to return the vehicle within seventy-two (72) hours subsequent to the date or time specified in the written agreement shall be prima facie evidence of willful intent to violate this section; provided, that failure, refusal or neglect to return the vehicle within the seventy-two-hour period shall not be evidence of willful intent if the person provides written notification to the owner within the seventy-two-hour period of the person's intention to return the vehicle and returns the vehicle within twenty-four (24) hours of the notification, or when agreed upon by the owner and the person, and if the person pays the fair rental value for the vehicle.   A violation of this section is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 55-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-105. Chauffeur Using Automobile Without Owner's Consent — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any chauffeur or any other person in like capacity to use the automobile of another without the owner's permission or consent.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-107. Identification Numbers — Method of Installation

  The identification numbers required by § 55-5-106 shall be placed upon the passenger car and components required to be numbered in a permanent manner so that any attempt to remove, alter, deface, obliterate or destroy them will be ascertainable.   The permanent manner required by §§ 55-5-106 — 55-5-110 may be by any suitable manufacturing process that will result in the number becoming a permanent part of the passenger car or component. They shall be of a height and width easily readable by the naked eye. They may consist of letters, numbers, digits or any combination of them.   The identification numbers required by § 55-5-106 may be in accordance with recommended practices approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers as to material, lettering, manufacturing and installation.   The identification numbers required by § 55-5-106 shall be placed upon the passenger car and required component parts by the manufacturer.
TN Code § 55-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-109. Penalties for Sale, Shipment, or Manufacture of Passenger Cars or Components Not Bearing Identification Numbers

 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.
TN Code § 55-5-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-110. Application of §§ 55-5-106 — 55-5-109

 The provisions of §§ 55-5-106 — 55-5-109 requiring vehicle identification numbers on passenger cars only apply to those passenger cars manufactured after January 1, 1969, and designated by the manufacturer as a 1969 or subsequent model.
TN Code § 55-5-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-111. Buying, Disposing of or Possessing Motor Vehicle, Engine or Transmission With Removed or Altered Identification Mark or Number Unlawful

 Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in that person's possession any motor vehicle, engine or transmission removed from a motor vehicle, from which the manufacturer's serial, engine or transmission number or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed thereon under assignment from the division has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-5-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-112. Altering or Changing of Distinguishing Number or Identification Mark — Restoration of Vehicle Identification Number

  No person shall with fraudulent intent deface, destroy or alter the manufacturer's serial, engine or transmission number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle or its component parts, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, transmission or other number or mark upon a motor vehicle or its component parts, except one assigned by the department. A violation of this subsection (a) is a Class E felony.   This section shall not prohibit the restoration of a vehicle identification number upon a motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part by the commissioner of safety or the commissioner's designee, nor prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business numbers or marks upon motor vehicles or motor vehicle component parts thereof.
TN Code § 55-5-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-113. Fraudulent Statements in Application — Penalty

 Any person who fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name in any application for the registration of a vehicle or certificate of title, or knowingly conceals a material fact, or otherwise commits a fraud in the application, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-5-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-115. Misuse of Evidences of Registration a Misdemeanor — Penalties

  No person shall lend to another any certificate of title, certificate of registration, registration plate, special plate, or permit issued to such person, if the person desiring to borrow the same would not be entitled to the use thereof, nor shall any person knowingly permit the use of any of the same by one not entitled thereto, nor shall any person display upon a vehicle any certificate of registration, registration plate, or permit not issued for that vehicle or not otherwise lawfully used thereon under Chapters 1 6 of this title.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-5-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-116. Altering, Falsifying or Forging Evidences of Title, Assignments or Plates a Felony

 It is a Class E felony for any person to:   Alter with fraudulent intent any certificate of title, certificate of registration, registration plate, or permit issued by the department or any county clerk of this state by virtue of Chapters 1 6 of this title;   Alter or falsify with fraudulent intent or forge any assignment upon a certificate of title; or   Hold or use the document or plate, knowing the document or plate to have been altered, forged or falsified.
TN Code § 55-5-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-117. Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Registrations, Certificates of Titles, and Permits

  The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, certificate of registration, or registration plate, or any nonresident or other permit in any of the following events:  When the department is satisfied that the registration or that the certificate, plate, or permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued;   When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked;   When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;   When a certificate of registration, registration plate or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it was issued; and   The commissioner shall be empowered to suspend the permit or right of any nonresident under any reciprocal agreement executed under § 55-4-121 if the nonresident is found to have violated any of the laws of this state regulating motor vehicles.     Nothing in Chapters 1 6 of this title shall be construed to affect or change the power of the commissioner to revoke motor vehicle registrations under the financial responsibility law in chapter 12 of this title.
TN Code § 55-5-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-118. Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Certificates or Special Plates and Temporary Tags or Permits of Manufacturers, Transporters or Dealers

 The department is also authorized to suspend or revoke a certificate or the special plates issued to a manufacturer, transporter or dealer and temporary tags or permits issued under Chapters 1 6 of this title upon determining that the person is not lawfully entitled to the certificate or plates or has made or knowingly permitted any illegal use of the plates, or has committed fraud in the registration of vehicles, or failed to give notices of transfers when and as required by Chapters 1 6 of this title.
TN Code § 55-5-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-119. Evidences of Registration to Be Returned by Owner Upon Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation

  Whenever the department as authorized hereunder cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration of a vehicle, or a certificate of title, a certificate of registration or registration plate or plates, or any nonresident or other permit or the license of any dealer or wrecker, the owner or person in possession of the same shall immediately return the evidence of registration, title or license so cancelled, suspended, or revoked to the department.   In cases where the registration plate or plates are revoked by the commissioner of safety under the Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12 of this title, the plate or plates shall be retained by the commissioner of safety, who shall notify the commissioner of revenue that the plate or plates are in the commissioner of safety's possession.   The action of the department in suspending, revoking or canceling any registration, certificate of registration, registration plate or plates, permit or special plate 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.
TN Code § 55-5-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-120. Penalty for Violations

  It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of Chapters 1 6 of this title unless such violation is by Chapters 1 6 of this title or other law of this state declared to be a felony.   Unless another penalty is in Chapters 1 6 of this title or by the laws of this state provided, a violation of any of the provisions of Chapters 1 6 of this title is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-5-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-121. Violation — Class E Felony

 Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of Chapters 1 6 of this title declared to constitute a felony shall be punished for a Class E felony.
TN Code § 55-5-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-122. Moving Any Motor Vehicle Located on Private Property Unlawful — Exceptions

  It is unlawful for any person, or the person's agent, to move or cause to be moved, any motor vehicle located on private property, from the property, if the owner of the motor vehicle has acquired any interest in the private property by virtue of a lease or any contract, without the express consent of the owner of the motor vehicle; or upon request by the owner or tenant of the property on which the vehicle is located; or unless the person so moving the motor vehicle has acquired an interest in the vehicle by operation of law, a security interest agreement, or is acting pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including a municipal court.   Subsection (a) shall not be construed in any manner to impair or restrict the authority or ability of a municipal or metropolitan government, acting by ordinance, to regulate the parking or towing of any motor vehicle located within the boundaries of the municipality.
TN Code § 55-5-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-123. Penalties for Violations

 A violation of § 55-5-122 is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-5-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-124. Treble Damages

 In addition to the criminal penalties prescribed by §§ 55-5-122 — 55-5-125, any person who violates § 55-5-122 is civilly liable to the owner of the motor vehicle in a sum treble the amount of the costs incurred by the owner in recovering the motor vehicle so moved.
TN Code § 55-5-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-125. Abandoned and Junked Vehicle Laws Unaffected

 Sections 55-5-122 — 55-5-124 shall not affect nor prevent the operation of any state law relative to the removal of abandoned and junked motor vehicles.
TN Code § 55-5-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-126. Use of Stolen Plates — Penalty

  It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to display upon a vehicle, for the purpose of indicating its registration, any license plate known by the user to have been stolen, or reported as lost or stolen in an application made to the department for a replacement plate, or issued as the replacement for a plate falsely reported to have been lost or stolen.   When any person is apprehended while operating an unregistered vehicle on which there is displayed a plate known to the owner or user as having been stolen, reported as lost or stolen, or issued as the replacement for a plate falsely reported to have been stolen, the registration fee for the vehicle shall be in a sum treble the amount of the annual registration fee provided in chapter 4 of this title.
TN Code § 55-5-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-127. Junked or Salvaged Motor Vehicles — Sale or Transfer of Certificates of Title, Identification Plates or License Plates — Penalties

  It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or exchange, offer to sell or exchange, or to give away any certificate of title or manufacturer's identification number plates, serial plates or motor vehicle license plates of any motor vehicle that has been sold as junk or salvage or as a total loss. Every officer, agent or employee of any person, firm or corporation, and every person who authorizes, directs, aids in or consents to the sale or exchange, or offers to sell, exchange or give away the certificate of title or manufacturer's identification number plate, serial plates or motor vehicle license plates, commits a Class E felony.   It is lawful to sell, exchange or give away any motor vehicle license plate that is no longer legally effective and is not used or usable for an illegal purpose.
TN Code § 55-5-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-128. Seized or Repossessed Motor Vehicles — Notice to Sheriff

   If a motor vehicle is seized or repossessed in Tennessee, the sheriff of the county in which the seizure or repossession occurred shall be notified immediately of the action taken; provided, that if the seizure or repossession occurred in a county having a metropolitan form of government, notification shall be made to the metropolitan police department. The notice shall contain the name and address of the owner and a description of the vehicle, including the make, model and serial number.   Failure to notify as provided in this section, errors of fact in notification or notification to an incorrect jurisdiction shall not be construed to be grounds to defeat and/or cancel an otherwise permissible seizure and/or repossession.     The notice requirements of this section shall not apply if the owner voluntarily surrenders the vehicle for repossession.
TN Code § 55-5-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-129. Impounded Vehicles — Entry Onto Private Property

  As used in this section, “impound” means removing a vehicle from a private parking lot adjacent to a street, alley, highway, or thoroughfare by a uniformed police officer, to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by a law enforcement agency.   Authorized personnel of the appropriate law enforcement agency in any county or municipality of this state have the authority to impound any vehicle after determining the existence of any one (1) or more of the following factors:  The registration plate displayed on the vehicle is stolen or is otherwise not registered to the vehicle; or   The renewal decal displayed on the vehicle is stolen or is otherwise not registered to the vehicle.     Sections 55-16-105 and 55-16-106 shall govern the disposition of any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section.   Law enforcement personnel must secure permission of the owner of any private property before entering onto the property for the purposes of this section.
TN Code § 55-5-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 1 - Violations of Title and Registration Law|§ 55-5-130. Reporting Theft of Motor Vehicle From Bailee

 Whenever a motor vehicle under a bailee's care has been stolen, the bailee shall report the theft to the appropriate law enforcement agency and to the bailor if the bailor's address is known. Thereafter, the law enforcement agency shall investigate the theft in the same manner as any other stolen motor vehicle investigation.
TN Code § 55-5-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 2 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shop Act of 2000|§ 55-5-201. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Chop Shop Act of 2000.”
TN Code § 55-5-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 5 - Anti-Theft Provisions|Part 2 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shop Act of 2000|§ 55-5-203. Violations and Penalties

  It is an offense to:  Knowingly own, operate or conduct a chop shop;   Transport any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to or from a location, knowing the location to be a chop shop;   Purchase or receive any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part from a location knowing the location to be a chop shop; or   Sell or transfer any motor vehicle or motor vehicle component part to a location knowing the location to be a chop shop.     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).   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.   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.    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.   “Financial loss” includes, but is not limited to, loss of earnings, out-of-pocket and other expenses, repair and replacement costs and claims payments.   “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.     The court shall determine the extent and method of restitution.