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TN Code § 55-7-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Size, Weight and Load|Part 2 - Weight and Length Specifications|§ 55-7-206. Penalty for Violation of This Part — Injunction Proceedings — Disposition of Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures

  Each violation of §§ 55-7-201 — 55-7-203 and each violation of restrictions on the maximum gross weight of freight motor vehicles duly adopted and promulgated by the commissioner of transportation, under § 55-7-205, and each violation of rules and regulations duly adopted and promulgated by the commissioner of safety under that section, is a Class C misdemeanor.   Any taxpayers of the state shall have the right by injunction proceedings to enjoin any actual or threatened use of any highway prohibited by the sections referenced in subsection (a).    All fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under this section shall be paid over within fifteen (15) days following the last day of the month in which the fines, penalties, and forfeitures of bonds were received to the department of safety with a statement accompanying the same, setting forth the action or proceedings in which moneys were collected, the name and residence of the defendant, the nature of the offense, and fine, penalty or forfeiture imposed.   The fines, penalties and forfeitures, when so collected by the department of safety, shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall become a part of the general funds of the state.      Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, when any freight motor vehicle is found to be in violation of only § 55-7-203(b)(3), a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be imposed.   The courts of general sessions have jurisdiction to hear citations issued pursuant to this provision.     A violation of § 55-7-204 is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a violation of the first sentence of § 55-7-201(c) is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).   Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, any violation of § 55-7-202, relative to excessive width or height, and any violation of permit restrictions on movements of excessive width and height as set forth in regulations duly adopted and promulgated by the commissioner of transportation under § 55-7-205, is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for these violations. A violation of a permit requirement relative to time restrictions is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
TN Code § 55-7-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Size, Weight and Load|Part 2 - Weight and Length Specifications|§ 55-7-207. Exception From Length and Weight Requirements for Public Transit Systems

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “publicly owned transit system” means a system of vehicles, designed to carry all persons who desire to use the system, over designated routes within a designated area, which is owned or operated by a county or municipality, incorporated or existing under the laws of Tennessee, or any combination thereof, with any other county or counties, municipality or municipalities, intrastate or interstate, or its or their agencies or instrumentalities, including a transit authority created pursuant to title 7, chapter 56 or other operating or management organization created by any such county, municipality or combination for the purpose of managing a public transportation system.    Section 55-7-202, other than the limitation on height, and § 55-7-204, shall not be applicable to buses owned or operated by publicly owned transit systems as defined above; provided, that the width and weight limitations of 23 U.S.C. § 127, as amended, shall not be exceeded.   Subdivision (b)(1) shall apply on all public roads in any county in which is provided by the publicly-owned transit system regularly scheduled public mass transportation service.     This section shall apply only to buses owned and/or operated by a publicly owned transit system that itself is an agency of a metropolitan government or county or municipality whose population according to the 1970 census exceeds four hundred thousand (400,000) but is less than eight hundred thousand (800,000).
TN Code § 55-7-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Size, Weight and Load|Part 2 - Weight and Length Specifications|§ 55-7-208. Twin Trailer Trucks

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, twin trailer trucks conforming to § 55-7-201 shall be permitted to operate on the interstate system and other federal-aid highways designated by the commissioner of transportation. Within the limitations as provided in this chapter, any such twin trailer truck may use and must confine itself to the shortest reasonable route to and from the interstate system, other designated highways, and terminals; or in the case of household goods carriers, to and from points of loading and unloading; or, where these twin trailers are manufactured or assembled within the state, from the place of manufacture or assembly, to the highways upon which the truck is permitted to operate by this chapter. Access to facilities in interchange areas adjoining these highways for food, fuel, repairs and rest shall not be denied.   The state department, county or municipal agency or department having present authority to designate uses of roads and highways within its jurisdiction has the authority to establish certain reasonable routes over which twin trailer trucks subject to the restrictions in subsection (a) must travel on the highways within the jurisdictional boundaries and control of that county or municipality in the interest of public safety, bearing in mind the need for safe, efficient interstate transportation. The state department, county or municipal agency or department having the authority to designate reasonable routes shall also consider maintenance cost of the routes and safety of the motoring public before designating the routes.
TN Code § 55-7-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 7 - Size, Weight and Load|Part 2 - Weight and Length Specifications|§ 55-7-209. Special Requirements for Roof Trusses

  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall prescribe by orders of general application, rules and regulations for the issuance and/or renewal of special permits for a period of one (1) year, for the transportation of manufactured roof trusses that are in excess of the width dimensions set forth in §§ 55-7-201 and 55-7-202.   These special permits for overdimensional manufactured roof trusses shall be subject to the following conditions:  For movements not exceeding ten feet (10') wide, no escort vehicle, special signs, lights and/or markings shall be required;   Movements over ten feet (10') wide but not exceeding twelve feet (12') wide:  No escort vehicle shall be required to accompany the movement on the interstate highway system, four (4) lane highways, or two (2) lane highways with a minimum pavement or roadway surface width of twenty-four feet (24');   One (1) escort vehicle shall be required to precede the movement where the minimum pavement or roadway surface width is less than twenty-four feet (24');   A flagperson shall be required at all bridge structures where the roadway width is less than twenty feet (20');   The front and rear of the movement shall be appropriately signed and marked; and   Escort vehicles shall be appropriately marked; and     Movements over twelve feet (12') wide but not exceeding fourteen feet (14') wide:  Front and rear escort vehicles shall be required on all two (2) lane highways. Front escort vehicles shall not be required on interstate highways or four (4) lane highways. Front and rear escort vehicles shall be required on interstate highways where two (2) lanes are traveled;   Towing vehicles and escort vehicles shall be so equipped as to be in radio communication at all times during movement;   The front and rear of the movement shall be appropriately signed and marked;   Escort vehicles shall be appropriately marked; and   Towing vehicles for fourteen feet (14') wide movements shall be at least fourteen feet six inches (14' 6") in length.       Compliance with the conditions specified in subdivisions (b)(2)(D) and (E) and (b)(3)(C) and (D) shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department of transportation relative to overweight and overdimensional movements on Tennessee highways (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1680-7-1).   Any conflict in the requirements relative to overlength movements, as established by statute, rule or regulation, and the requirements for overwidth movements of manufactured roof trusses established in this section, shall be resolved by applying the more stringent requirements.   The commissioner of transportation shall prescribe an annual fee for a special permit to transport overdimensional manufactured roof trusses. This annual fee shall be predicated upon the department's costs in enforcing this section.
TN Code § 55-8-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-102. Provisions Refer to Vehicles Upon Highways — Exceptions

  The provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, relating to the operation of vehicles, refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways, except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.    This chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title apply to the operation of motor vehicles upon streets, roads, and highways within federal reservations or under federal ownership and control if the following conditions exist:  The streets, roads or highways are generally open to public travel; and   The federal agency owning or controlling the streets, roads, or highways enters into an agreement with the county and/or municipality in which the same are located.      Whenever an agreement is entered into pursuant to subdivision (b)(1)(B), the agreement shall describe the streets, roads and highways affected.   The agreement shall be filed with the clerk of court having original jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of the traffic safety laws. Upon filing, the judge of the court may take judicial notice of the agreement.   The streets, roads, and highways covered by the agreement shall be considered public streets, roads, and highways of the state for purposes of enforcement of this chapter or chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.
TN Code § 55-8-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-103. Required Obedience to Traffic Laws — Penalty

 It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title with respect to particular offenses, it is a Class C misdemeanor, for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this chapter and chapter 10 of this title.
TN Code § 55-8-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-104. Obedience to Police Officers

  No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-105. Persons Riding Animals or Driving Animal-Drawn Vehicles

 Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their very nature can have no application.
TN Code § 55-8-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-106. Public Officers and Employees — Exceptions

 The provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title applicable to drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state or any county, city, town, district or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to specific exceptions as are set forth in this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.
TN Code § 55-8-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-107. Persons Working on Highways — Exceptions

 Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except those contained in § 55-10-205, shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway or the adjacent right-of-way, but shall apply to these persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work. This section shall not relieve the driver of a motor vehicle or equipment covered by this section from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, all as provided by law.
TN Code § 55-8-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-108. Authorized Emergency Vehicles

  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.    A driver of an authorized emergency vehicle operating the vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) may:  Park or stand, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter that regulate parking or standing;   Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;   Exceed the speed limits so long as life or property is not thereby endangered; and   Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.     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.      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.   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.     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.   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.
TN Code § 55-8-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-109. Obedience to Any Required Traffic-Control Device

  The driver of any vehicle and the operator of any streetcar shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.    No provision of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.   Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are required, that section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place.     For purposes of this section, “traffic or police officer” means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations or a person licensed under title 62, chapter 35, who is retired in good standing from being a commissioned, POST-certified law enforcement officer and who has notified the chief law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction where the retired officer will be directing or regulating traffic at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance, or as soon as possible in the event of an emergency, prior to performing traffic control functions in such jurisdiction.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-111. Pedestrian-Control Signals

 Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Wait” or “Don't Walk” are in place, these signals shall indicate as follows:   Walk.  Pedestrians facing the signals may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles; and   Wait or Don't Walk.  No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the wait signal is showing.
TN Code § 55-8-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-112. Flashing Signals

  Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:  Flashing red (stop signal).   When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, and the light is clearly visible for a sufficient distance ahead to permit stopping, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign; and   Flashing yellow (caution signal).   When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signal only with caution.     This section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossings shall be governed by the rules as set forth in § 55-8-145.
TN Code § 55-8-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-113. Display or Sale of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings

  No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device that purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or that attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or that hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.   No person shall sell or offer for sale any traffic control signal or device for use on any street, road, or highway in this state unless the device conforms to the requirements of this chapter.   No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing any commercial advertising.   This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.   Every prohibited sign, signal or marking is declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the sign, signal or marking or cause it to be removed without notice.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-114. Interference With Official Traffic-Control Devices or Railroad Signs or Signals

  No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insignia or other part of the device, sign or signal.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 55-8-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|Part 1 - Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road|§ 55-8-115. Driving on Right Side of Roadway — Exceptions

  Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:  When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;   When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair;   Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under the applicable rules thereon; or   Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.     Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.