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TN Code § 55-2-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-102. Appointment of Subordinates by Commissioner — Police Powers of Employees of Special Investigations Section — Salaries

  The commissioner shall appoint deputies, subordinate officers, clerks, investigators, and other employees who may be necessary to carry out Chapters 1 6 of this title.   Employees of the special investigations section who have been designated by the commissioner to enforce Chapters 2 6 of this title, except as otherwise provided in chapter 5 of this title, are cloaked with all such necessary police powers as will enable them to properly perform their duties under this title, including, but not limited to, the right to make arrests, serve criminal warrants and subpoenas for witnesses, and go armed and carry a pistol while on active duty enforcing Chapters 2 6 of this title.   The salaries of appointees shall be fixed by the commissioner, subject to the approval of the commissioner of human resources.
TN Code § 55-2-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-103. Powers and Duties of Commissioner Generally — Rules and Regulations

  The commissioner, in addition to all the powers and duties vested by law, is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering and enforcing Chapters 1 6 of this title.   The commissioner is authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out Chapters 1 6 of this title.
TN Code § 55-2-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-104. Forms — Prescribing and Providing by Commissioner

 The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out Chapters 1 6 of this title.
TN Code § 55-2-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-105. Administration of Oaths, Acknowledgment of Signatures and Certification of Copies of Records Authorized

  Officers and employees of the department designated by the commissioner are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures, and shall do so without fee.   The commissioner and officers of the department the commissioner may designate are authorized to prepare, and deliver, upon request, a certified copy of any record of the department required to be kept by Chapters 1 6 of this title and authorized to be released by chapter 25 of this title, charging a fee of fifty cents (50¢) for each document authenticated.
TN Code § 55-2-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-106. Fee Charged for Provision of Department Records

 The commissioner and the county clerk are authorized to charge a reasonable fee for such services, not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) for each person or vehicle on which the information is requested.
TN Code § 55-2-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-107. Applications for Certificates of Registration or Title — Granting or Refusing

 The department shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application for a certificate of registration or title for a vehicle and of any other application lawfully made to the department, and may in all cases make investigation as may be necessary or require additional information, and shall reject any application if not satisfied of the genuineness, regularity, or legality of the application or the truth of any statement contained in the application, or for any other reason, when authorized by law.
TN Code § 55-2-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-108. Seizure of Documents and Plates — Review of Commissioner's Action

  The department is authorized to take possession of any certificate of title, certificate of registration, permit or license or license plate issued by the department or by any county clerk, if that document or plate is fictitious, has been issued in error or unlawfully, contains erroneous information, or has been ordered revoked, cancelled or suspended by a court of competent jurisdiction.   An action by the commissioner with regard to subsection (a) or an action by the commissioner in issuing or refusing to issue any certificate of registration, permit, license or license 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 § 55-2-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-109. Synopsis of Laws — Distribution

 If the commissioner of safety publishes a synopsis or summary of the laws of this state regulating the operation of vehicles, and provides copies of the published synopsis or summary to the commissioner of revenue, and requests that a copy be delivered with each certificate of title, the commissioner of revenue shall do so without charge.
TN Code § 55-2-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-110. Summoning Witnesses and Taking Testimony Authorized — Witness Fees

  The commissioner and officers of the department designated by the commissioner have the authority to summon witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written depositions upon any matter under the jurisdiction of the department. Each summons may require the production of relevant books, papers, or records.   Every summons shall be served at least five (5) days before the return date, either by personal service made by any person over eighteen (18) years of age or by registered mail, but return acknowledgment is required to prove service by registered mail.   Failure to obey the summons served shall constitute a misdemeanor.   The fees for the attendance and travel of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses before the circuit court.
TN Code § 55-2-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-111. Notice — Manner of Giving — Proof by Certificate or Affidavit

 Whenever the department is authorized or required to give any notice under Chapters 1 6 of this title, unless a different method of giving notice is otherwise expressly prescribed, notice shall be given either by personal delivery to the person to be notified or by registered mail with return receipt. The giving of notice by registered mail shall be complete upon the receipt by the department of the return receipt card. Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the department or affidavit of any person over eighteen (18) years of age, naming the person to whom notice was given and specifying the time, place and manner of the giving of notice, except that, where the notice has been given by registered mail, the return receipt shall be attached to the certificate or affidavit.
TN Code § 55-2-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-112. Use of Funds — Reduction of Odometer Tampering and Fraud

 Funds received by the department from the increase in the state fee for certificates of title authorized by chapter 276 of the Public Acts of 1989, amending § 55-6-101, shall be used solely for the purpose of strengthening and improving the processing, review and examination of certificates of title so as to reduce odometer tampering and fraud committed against persons titling and registering motor vehicles in this state. Information on applications for titling or registration rejected by the department or found to be fraudulent or questionable shall be supplied to the department of safety for use in odometer fraud investigations. The department of revenue and the department of safety shall coordinate their actions so as to provide the most effective response against odometer fraud.
TN Code § 55-2-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-113. Authority for the Commissioner to Accept Credit, Debit or Other Financial Transaction Cards — Surcharge or Convenience Fees

  The commissioner is authorized, but not required, to accept credit cards, debit cards or other similar financial transaction cards in payment of any taxes or fees due in connection with the titling or registration of motor vehicles, and the commissioner may adopt reasonable policies governing the manner of acceptance of such cards. The commissioner is authorized to impose a surcharge or convenience fee upon persons making payment by credit card, debit card or other similar financial transaction cards to wholly or partially offset, in the aggregate, any discount fees, administrative fees, transaction fees or other direct fees or costs charged to the department by a third party to facilitate the transaction. The commissioner may enter into appropriate agreements with card issuers or other appropriate parties as needed to facilitate the acceptance of payments authorized by this section. The commissioner also may enter into appropriate agreements with third-party service providers for the acceptance and processing of credit card, debit card or other similar financial transaction card payments on the commissioner's behalf. The agreements may authorize the third-party service provider to impose a surcharge or convenience fee upon persons making the payments. The county clerks, when acting as deputies to the commissioner under the laws governing the titling and registration of motor vehicles, are likewise authorized, but not required, to accept credit cards, debit cards or other similar financial transaction cards consistent with the authority granted to the commissioner under this section.   When a person elects to make a payment by credit card, debit card or other similar financial transaction card and a surcharge or convenience fee is imposed as authorized by this section, the payment of the surcharge or convenience fee shall be deemed voluntary and shall not be refundable. No person making any payment by credit card, debit card or other similar financial transaction card shall be relieved from liability for the underlying obligation, except to the extent that the department realizes final payment of the underlying obligation in cash or the equivalent. If final payment is not made by the card issuer or other guarantor of payment, then the underlying obligation shall survive and the department shall retain all remedies for enforcement that would have applied if the transaction had not occurred.
TN Code § 55-2-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-114. Commissioner's Authority to Permit Filing, Submission or Retention of Documents in Digital Format

 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, when Chapters 1 6 of this title require that any document be filed, submitted, or retained in paper, microfiche, or any other nondigital format, the commissioner is authorized to permit the filing, submission, or retention of such document in a digital format.
TN Code § 55-2-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 2 - Administration by Department of Revenue|§ 55-2-115. Coordination With Original Equipment Manufacturers to Provide Notice of Recall and Availability of Repair Options — Disclosure of Personal Information

  The commissioner is authorized to coordinate with original equipment manufacturers that have issued a major recall and have requested assistance from the department, including those manufacturers that have issued a recall related to airbags manufactured and installed in vehicles between the years 2000 and 2018, to contact, via mail or other notice method, registrants who may be affected by a major recall and to provide notice of the recall and the availability of repair options. If the commissioner elects to issue the mailings or notices contemplated in this section, the original equipment manufacturers shall bear the costs associated with such mailings or notices.   The commissioner is further authorized to disclose the personal information of the owner of any vehicle affected by such a recall to original equipment manufacturers for use in contacting the owner regarding the recall, as a matter of public safety pursuant to § 55-25-107(b)(14). An original equipment manufacturer or employee of the original equipment manufacturer who receives personal information under this subsection (b) shall not disclose such information to any person other than the person to whom it relates, except as otherwise may be authorized by law.   In no event shall any action or inaction as authorized by this section be construed to impose liability of any kind on the state of Tennessee, or any agency, or employee thereof for any claims or damages related to or associated with any recall repair or failure to obtain repairs.
TN Code § 55-6-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Fees and Duties of Officers Under Title and Registration Law — Disposition of Funds|§ 55-6-102. Fees Returnable — Causes

  Whenever any application to the department or any county clerk is accompanied by any fee as required by law, and the application is refused or rejected, the fee shall be returned to the applicant.   Whenever the department, or any county clerk of the state, through error, collects any fee not required to be paid hereunder, the fee shall be refunded to the person paying the fee upon application made within six (6) months after the date of the payment.   Whenever the department declines to issue a certificate of title to any purchaser of a motor vehicle required to be registered hereunder, the applicant may, if the applicant has already applied for and received a registration of the motor vehicle, at any time within five (5) days from receipt of formal notice that the applicant's application for a certificate of title has been rejected, surrender the applicant's certificate of registration and registration plate or plates issued for the motor vehicle to the county clerk from whom they were purchased and be thereby entitled to an immediate refund of all the fees paid by the applicant for the registration of the motor vehicle, except, however, that the applicant shall not be entitled to any part of fees paid to the county clerk by virtue of § 55-4-208.
TN Code § 55-6-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Fees and Duties of Officers Under Title and Registration Law — Disposition of Funds|§ 55-6-103. Disposition of Fees

  All fees collected by the department by the terms of this chapter and chapter 2 of this title shall be for the benefit of the state and the same when so collected shall be deposited by the commissioner with the state treasurer and shall become a part of the general funds of the state.   All fees required to be paid to the clerks of the various counties shall, unless otherwise specifically provided, be retained by the clerk and handled in the same manner as all other fees collected by the clerk for the clerk's benefit.
TN Code § 55-6-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Fees and Duties of Officers Under Title and Registration Law — Disposition of Funds|§ 55-6-106. Reports by Department to State Treasurer — Remission of Moneys

 The department on or before the tenth day of each month, shall report and remit to the state treasurer all moneys so received during the preceding month by the department from the county clerks without any deduction on account of salaries, fees, costs, expenses, or claims, of any description whatsoever.
TN Code § 55-6-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Fees and Duties of Officers Under Title and Registration Law — Disposition of Funds|§ 55-6-108. Fines and Penalties — Transmittal and Expenditure — Enforcement of Collection

  All fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under Chapters 1 6 of this title shall be paid over immediately after receipt thereof to the commissioner, with an accompanying statement setting forth the action or proceedings in which these moneys were collected, the name and residence of the defendant, the nature of the offense and fines, penalty, forfeiture or sentence, if any, imposed.   The commissioner is empowered, in the name of the state, to take all steps necessary to enforce the collection and prompt return of all fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds, and the fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds, when so collected, shall be deposited by the commissioner with the state treasurer and shall become a part of the general funds of the state.
TN Code § 55-6-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Fees and Duties of Officers Under Title and Registration Law — Disposition of Funds|§ 55-6-109. Transfer of Registration of Title Acquired as a Result of Death of Spouse

 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.
TN Code § 55-6-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Fees and Duties of Officers Under Title and Registration Law — Disposition of Funds|§ 55-6-110. No Fee, Charge or Other Cost to Be Charged or Assessed Against Oem Headquarters Company Vehicle Titling or Registration

 Notwithstanding Chapters 1 6 of this title to the contrary, no fee, charge or other cost otherwise applicable under Chapters 1 6 of this title shall be charged or assessed against any OEM headquarters company in connection with the titling or registration of any OEM headquarters company vehicle.
TN Code § 55-13-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Dealer” means any person, partnership, or corporation who is engaged in, or who intends to engage in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail in this state. “Dealer” also includes “retail agent”;   “Finance company or finance agency” means any person engaged in the business of financing the sale of motor vehicles, or engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring promissory notes, either secured by vendor's lien or chattel mortgage, arising from the sale of motor vehicles in this state;   “Manufacturer” means any person who is engaged, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture of motor vehicles;   “Persons” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trustee, receiver or assignee for the benefit of creditors;   “Sell,” “sold,” “buy,” and “purchase” include exchange, barter, gift, and offer to contract to sell or buy; and   “Wholesale distributor” means any person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the sale or distribution of motor vehicles to agents or to dealers.
TN Code § 55-13-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-102. Financing Agreements Limiting Competition Unlawful

  It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles to sell or contract for the sale of motor vehicles to any motor vehicle dealer on the condition, or the agreement, expressed or implied, that the dealer shall finance the purchase or sale of motor vehicles only through a designated finance company or finance agency or class of persons.   Any such condition or agreement, having the effect of eliminating competition in the business of financing the sale of motor vehicles is declared to be against the public policy of the state, and the condition or agreement shall be unlawful, void and unenforceable.
TN Code § 55-13-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-103. Threats — Prima Facie Evidence

 If any threat, express or implied, is made to any motor vehicle dealer, by any manufacturer, or wholesale distributor on authority of any manufacturer, to the effect that the manufacturer or wholesale distributor will discontinue to sell, or will terminate a contract to sell motor vehicles to the dealer unless the dealer finances the purchase or sale of motor vehicles only through a designated finance company or finance agency or class of persons, the threat so made shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the manufacturer or wholesale distributor has sold, or intends to sell, motor vehicles, on the condition or with the agreement prohibited in § 55-13-102.
TN Code § 55-13-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-104. Subsidization or Discrimination Prohibited

  It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor to pay or give a subsidy to any finance company or finance agency or class of persons, or to discriminate against or in favor of any finance company or finance agency or class of persons.   It is unlawful for any finance company or finance agency or class of persons to accept any such subsidy or the benefit of any such discrimination.
TN Code § 55-13-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-105. Injunction and Quo Warranto — Proceedings to Restrain Violations

  The chancery courts have jurisdiction to grant injunctions restraining violations of this chapter upon proceedings brought by the attorney general and reporter, the district attorney general or any party in interest.   For repeated violations of this chapter, the court may enjoin a finance company, finance agency, or any person or persons from thereafter engaging in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles in this state.   Where the violator is a corporation, domestic or foreign, the charter rights, franchises or privileges of the corporation or the privilege of doing business in this state may be revoked in a quo warranto proceeding brought by the attorney general and reporter or the district attorney general for the proper district. In this proceeding, the court shall enter an order or decree as it deems reasonable and proper to carry into effect this chapter and to prevent unfair competition and prohibit monopolies.
TN Code § 55-13-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-106. Penalty for Violations

 Any person, or any employee, agent or officer of any person who violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-13-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 13 - Financing Sale of Motor Vehicles|§ 55-13-107. Suit for Damages Sustained

 In addition to the other penalties provided in this chapter, any person who is injured in the person's business or property, by any violation of this chapter, may proceed against the violator by suit to recover the damages so sustained and the costs of the suit.