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TN Code § 55-9-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-207. Penalty for Operating Truck Without Rearview Mirror

 Any person driving a motor truck without a rearview mirror, and the owner of the motor truck, operated upon any public thoroughfare, in violation of § 55-9-206, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-213. Brake Fluid — Minimum Standards — Penalty

  No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale for use in motor vehicle brake systems in this state any hydraulic brake fluid unless of a type or brand approved by the commissioner of safety. No hydraulic brake fluid shall be approved that does not meet the minimum standard of the Society of Automotive Engineers for heavy duty grade hydraulic fluid.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-216. Steering Wheels — Penalty for Violation

  It is unlawful for anyone to install or maintain a steering wheel of less than twelve inches (12") in diameter in any motor vehicle operated upon any highway, street or public road of this state; provided, however, that this subsection (a) does not apply to any motor vehicle specially equipped for persons with disabilities or originally equipped with such a steering wheel by the original manufacturer of same.   Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation.
TN Code § 55-9-217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-217. New Tires Required on New Trailers — Waiver — Violations

  After December 31, 2004, any new trailer manufactured in this state and intended for sale to the general public within this state with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less shall be equipped with new tires appropriate for the weight rating of the vehicle.    After December 31, 2004, no new trailer with a GVWR of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less shall be sold to the general public in this state unless equipped with new tires appropriate for the weight rating of the vehicle.   Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), a buyer of a new trailer with a GVWR of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less may waive the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) and accept the trailer with used tires from a willing seller. To effectuate the waiver, a buyer shall sign a written waiver acknowledging that the trailer is not equipped with new tires and the buyer's willingness to accept the trailer without new tires, and relieving the seller from any liability for any malfunction of the tires with which the trailer is equipped at the time of the sale.     Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale of a trailer with a GVWR of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or less that is not equipped with any tires.   A violation of this section shall be deemed an offense under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18. A civil penalty of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) may be imposed for a violation of this section.
TN Code § 55-9-218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 2 - Required Equipment on Vehicles|§ 55-9-218. Carbon Monoxide Detectors

  A recreational vehicle that is leased or rented must have in such vehicle a carbon monoxide detector in proper working order. All leases or rental agreements for a recreational vehicle shall contain language that the carbon monoxide detector in such recreational vehicle was tested, is in proper working order, and that a demonstration of the use of such equipment was performed for the lessee of the recreational vehicle. All leases or rental agreements for recreational vehicles shall contain the following statement, an acknowledgement of which shall be initialed or signed by the lessor and lessee of such vehicle:  I CERTIFY THAT AT THE TIME OF THE RENTAL/LEASE OF THIS VEHICLE THAT IT IS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR.    An action for civil damages in a court of competent jurisdiction may be brought against any lessor found violating this section, and damages sustained as a consequence of the lessor's violations may be recovered, together with all costs and attorneys' fees.
TN Code § 55-9-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-301. [reserved.]

  The driver of a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, as defined in chapter 8 of this title, or motor-driven cycle, and any passenger on any of these, shall be required to wear either a crash helmet meeting federal standards contained in 49 CFR 571.218, or, if the driver or passenger is twenty-one (21) years of age or older, a helmet meeting the following requirements:  Except as provided in subdivisions (a)(2)-(4), the helmet shall meet federal motor vehicle safety standards specified in 49 CFR 571.218;   Notwithstanding any provision in 49 CFR 571.218 relative to helmet penetration standards, ventilation airways may penetrate through the entire shell of the helmet; provided, that no ventilation airway shall exceed one and one-half inches (1½") in diameter;   Notwithstanding any provision in 49 CFR 571.218, the protective surface shall not be required to be a continuous contour; and   Notwithstanding any provision in 49 CFR 571.218 to the contrary, a label on the helmet shall be affixed signifying that the helmet complies with the requirements of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Southern Impact Research Center (SIRC), or the Snell Foundation.     This section does not apply to persons riding:  Within an enclosed cab;   Autocycles, as defined in § 55-1-103, that are fully enclosed;   Golf carts;   In a parade, at a speed not to exceed thirty (30) miles per hour, if the person is eighteen (18) years of age or older; or   In a funeral procession, memorial ride under a police escort, or body escort detail; provided, that:  The driver travels at a speed not to exceed thirty (30) miles per hour;   The driver or passenger is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; and   The funeral procession, memorial ride, or body escort detail does not exceed a distance of fifty (50) miles.
TN Code § 55-9-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-303. Seat for Passenger

 No person shall ride as a passenger upon a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle unless a proper seat for a passenger is installed thereon.
TN Code § 55-9-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-304. Windshields — Safety Goggles, Face Shields or Glasses

 Every motorcycle or motor-driven cycle operated upon any highway or public road of this state shall be equipped with a windshield, or, in the alternative, the operator and any passenger on that motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be required to wear safety goggles, face shields, or glasses containing impact resistant lenses.
TN Code § 55-9-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-305. Rearview Mirrors and Footrests

 All motorcycles and motor-driven cycles operated upon any highway or public road of this state shall be equipped with a rearview mirror and securely attached footrests for the operators and passengers on all motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.
TN Code § 55-9-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-306. Violation of This Part — Penalty

 A violation of this part is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-307. Parent or Guardian Knowingly Permitting Minor to Violate This Part — Penalty

 Any parent or guardian who knowingly permits a minor to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in violation of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 3 - Required Equipment on Motorcycles and Motor Driven Cycles|§ 55-9-308. Part Inapplicable to Autocycles

 This part shall not apply to autocycles.
TN Code § 55-9-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-403. Headlamps on Motorcycles — Penalty

  Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than two (2) headlamps.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-404. Lamp at End of Train of Vehicles — Penalty

  Every motor vehicle and every trailer or semitrailer that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall carry at the rear a lamp of a type that exhibits a yellow or red light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear of the vehicle, and the light shall be so constructed and placed that the number plate carried on the rear of the vehicle shall under like conditions be so illuminated by a white light as to be read from a distance of fifty feet (50') to the rear of the vehicle.   This section shall not apply to a single motor vehicle as is required in § 55-9-402, but shall only apply to the last motor vehicle being drawn at the end of a train or group of motor vehicles.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-406. Headlights on Motor Vehicles — Operation During Inclement Weather — Violation — Penalty — Costs

  The headlights of every motor vehicle shall be so constructed, equipped, arranged, focused, aimed, and adjusted, that they will at all times mentioned in § 55-9-401, and under normal atmospheric conditions and on a level road produce a driving light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person two hundred feet (200') ahead, but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of the headlights. The headlights shall be displayed during the period from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise, during fog, smoke, or rain and at all other times when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on the road at a distance of two hundred feet (200') ahead of the vehicle.    Operation of headlights during periods of rain, as required in this section, shall be made during any time when rain, mist, or other precipitation, including snow, necessitates the constant use of windshield wipers by motorists.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who is arrested or receives a traffic citation for violation of subdivision (b)(1), upon conviction, shall not be fined more than the maximum fine nor less than the minimum fine as provided by law for the violation nor shall any cost be imposed or assessed against the person. The conviction shall not be reported to the department of safety under §§ 55-10-306 and 55-12-115.   No cost shall be charged under this subsection (b).   A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-407. Multiple Beam Road Lighting Equipment — Use

 Whenever the road lighting equipment on a motor vehicle is so arranged that the driver may select at will between two (2) or more distributions of light from headlights or lamps or auxiliary road lighting lamps or lights, or combinations thereof, directed to different elevations, the following requirements shall apply while driving during the times when lights are required:   When there is no oncoming vehicle within five hundred feet (500'), the driver shall use an upper distribution of light; provided, that a lower distribution of light may be used when fog, dust, or other atmospheric conditions make it desirable for reasons of safety, and when within the confines of municipalities where there is sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet (500') ahead and when following another vehicle within five hundred feet (500'); and   When within five hundred feet (500') of an oncoming vehicle, a driver shall use a distribution of light so aimed that the glaring rays therefrom are not directed into the eyes of the oncoming driver.
TN Code § 55-9-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-408. Headlights Complying With Prohibition Against Glaring and Dazzling Lights — Anti-Glare Devices — Mounted Height of Lamps

 Headlights shall be deemed to comply with  § 55-9-406, prohibiting glaring and dazzling lights, if the headlights are of a type customarily employed by manufacturers of automobiles and in addition are equipped with some anti-glare device; provided, that the anti-glare device, or any combination thereof, when properly adjusted, shall prevent any of the bright portions of the headlight beams from rising above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers parallel to a level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands and in no case higher than forty-two inches (42"), seventy-five feet (75') ahead of the vehicle.
TN Code § 55-9-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-409. Inspecting and Testing Lamps Emitting Glare — Order to Remove Illegal Lamps — Arrest of Drivers

  Any member of the highway patrol having reasonable ground to believe that any headlamp or auxiliary driving or fog lamp or any device upon a vehicle emits a glaring light as defined in §§ 55-9-406 and 55-9-408, or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this part, may require the driver of the vehicle to stop and submit the lamp to an inspection or test. The officer making the inspection shall require the driver of the vehicle to remove the illegal lamp within twenty-four (24) hours, and may arrest the driver and give the driver a notice to appear, and may further require the driver or the owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence of the removal of the illegal lamp.   In the event any headlight or auxiliary driving or fog light, by reason of faulty adjustment or otherwise, emits a glaring light as defined in §§ 55-9-406 and 55-9-408 or otherwise fails to comply with this part, the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver to make the light or lights conform to the requirements of this part within forty-eight (48) hours. The officer may also arrest the driver and give the driver a notice to appear, and further require the driver or the owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence that the light or lights have been made to conform with the requirements of this part.
TN Code § 55-9-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-410. Penalty for Refusal or Failure to Submit to Lamp Inspection

 Whenever the driver of a vehicle is directed by a member of the highway patrol to stop and submit the lights upon the vehicle to an inspection or test under the conditions stated in § 55-9-409, it is the duty of the driver to stop and submit to the inspection or test, and a failure or refusal to do so is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-9-415 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 4 - Lighting Regulations|§ 55-9-415. Operation of Vehicle With Lamps or Spotlights Facing Backwards — Penalty

   It is an offense for a person to operate any vehicle equipped with auxiliary lamps or spotlights facing backwards on a highway, street or roadway in this state when the lamps or spotlights are in operation.   This section does not apply to any emergency vehicle or public utility vehicle.   It is not the intent of this section to prohibit the use of the lamps or spotlights for lawful purposes while the vehicle is parked, but the use of the lamps or spotlights shall not interfere with a vehicle operating on a highway, street or roadway.     A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
TN Code § 55-9-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 6 - Safety Belts|§ 55-9-601. Required — Specifications — Violations — Penalties

   It is unlawful for any person to buy, sell, lease, trade or transfer from or to Tennessee residents, at retail, an automobile that is manufactured or assembled commencing with the 1964 models, unless the automobile is equipped with safety belts installed for use in the left front and right front seats.   It is unlawful for any person to buy, sell, lease, trade or transfer from or to Tennessee residents, at retail, a passenger motor vehicle that is manufactured or assembled commencing with the 1969 models, unless the passenger motor vehicle is equipped with safety belts installed for use in every designated seating position of the motor vehicle.     All such safety belts shall be of a type and be installed in a manner approved by the department of safety. The department shall establish specifications and requirements of approved types of safety belts and attachments. The department shall accept, as approved, all seat belt installations and the belt and anchor meeting the specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers.   As used in this section, unless specified otherwise, “passenger car” or “passenger motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) or less that is not used as a public or livery conveyance for passengers. “Passenger car” or “passenger motor vehicle” does not apply to motor vehicles that are not required by federal law to be equipped with safety belts.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.   No court costs shall be imposed or assessed against anyone convicted of a violation of this section.
TN Code § 55-9-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 6 - Safety Belts|§ 55-9-604. Failure to Wear Safety Belt — Contributory Negligence — Evidence

  The failure to wear a safety belt or receipt of a citation or warrant for arrest for failure to wear a safety belt shall not be admissible into evidence in a civil action; provided, that evidence of a failure to wear a safety belt or receipt of a citation or warrant for arrest for failure to wear a safety belt, as required by this chapter, may be admitted in a civil action as to the causal relationship between noncompliance and the injuries alleged, if the following conditions have been satisfied:  The plaintiff has filed a products liability claim;   The defendant alleging noncompliance with this chapter shall raise this defense in its answer or timely amendment thereto in accordance with the rules of civil procedure; and   Each defendant seeking to offer evidence alleging noncompliance with this chapter has the burden of proving noncompliance with this chapter, that compliance with this chapter would have reduced injuries and the extent of the reduction of the injuries.     Upon request of any party, the trial judge shall hold a hearing out of the presence of the jury as to the admissibility of the evidence in accordance with this section and the Tennessee Rules of Evidence.
TN Code § 55-9-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 6 - Safety Belts|§ 55-9-605. Liability of Manufacturer

 This part shall not be construed to relieve the manufacturer of any product regulated pursuant to this part from any liability concerning the product that existed prior to April 21, 1986, nor shall any criminal or civil liability for the product be construed to be waived by any provisions of this part. This shall not be construed as establishing, or creating, strict liability on the part of the manufacturer.
TN Code § 55-9-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 6 - Safety Belts|§ 55-9-606. Passengers Over Sixteen Years of Age — Ads-Operated Vehicle

 Notwithstanding this part to the contrary:   Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2), the operator of a passenger motor vehicle under this part shall not be fined for the failure of any passenger over sixteen (16) years of age to wear a safety belt; and   For purposes of an ADS-operated vehicle and when the ADS is engaged, neither the operator nor the owner shall be fined for the failure of any passenger, regardless of age, to wear a safety belt.
TN Code § 55-9-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 6 - Safety Belts|§ 55-9-607. Program to Enforce Compliance — Highway Signs

  The departments of health and safety shall initiate an educational program designed to encourage compliance with safety belt and child passenger restraint system usage laws. This program shall focus on the effectiveness of restraint devices, the monetary saving and other benefits to the public, and the requirements and penalties specified in this law.   The commissioner of transportation may, within the department of transportation's existing budget, erect signs or add to existing signs along interstate highways within the state a statement to the effect that Tennessee law requires all passengers in a motor vehicle to be wearing safety belts. The number and placement of the signs shall be within the discretion of the commissioner.
TN Code § 55-9-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 9 - Equipment — Lighting Regulations|Part 6 - Safety Belts|§ 55-9-212. Mudguards on Trucks — Penalty

 55-9-215. Operation of motor vehicle without adequate energy absorption system prohibited — Alteration of altitude from ground level of passenger car prohibited — Modification of front end by lift blocks prohibited — Modification of steering mechanism prohibited — Exceptions — Enforcement — Penalties.   55-9-302. Crash helmet required for driver and passenger — Exceptions.   55-9-413. Warning or signal light for rural mail carriers authorized.   55-9-610. Child safety restraints — Programs to increase compliance.