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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-304 - Duties of transportation network company operating in state

A transportation network company operating in this state shall:
(1)
Provide riders with any applicable rates charged for a prearranged ride and the option to receive an estimated fare before the rider enters the driver's motor vehicle;
(2)
Use a software application or website to display a picture of the driver and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the rider enters the driver's motor vehicle;
(3)
Transmit an electronic receipt to the rider within a reasonable time after the completion of a prearranged ride that lists:
(A)
The origin and destination of the trip;
(B)
The total time and distance of the trip; and
(C)
An itemization of the total fare paid, if any;
(4)
Implement a zero-tolerance policy on the use of drugs or alcohol by a driver while a driver provides a prearranged ride or is logged into the transportation network company's digital network but is not providing a prearranged ride, and provide notice of this policy on its website;
(5)
Maintain:
(A)
Individual trip records for each driver for at least two (2) years from the date each trip was provided by the driver; and
(B)
Driver records for no less than two (2) years from the date on which a driver's activation on the transportation network company's digital network has ended;
(6)
Conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check on any potential driver that includes a multistate criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation;
(7)
Conduct a national sex offender registry search for any potential driver;
(8)
Obtain motor vehicle records for any potential driver;
(9)
Comply with §
55-12-141
; and
(10)
Comply with §
56-7-1119(f)
.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520, s 4, eff. 5/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-305 - Complaint handling procedures - Recordkeeping requirements

(a)
A transportation network company operating in this state shall establish procedures to report any complaint about a driver with whom a rider was matched and whom the rider reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.
(b)
Upon receipt of a rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero-tolerance policy set out in §
65-15-304(4)
, the transportation network company shall immediately suspend the driver's access to the transportation network company's digital network, and shall conduct an investigation into the reported complaint. The suspension shall last the duration of the investigation.
(c)
The transportation network company shall maintain records relevant to a rider complaint made pursuant to this section for a period of at least two (2) years from the date that a complaint is received by the transportation network company.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520,s 4, eff. 5/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-306 - Individuals prohibited from acting as drivers

A transportation network company operating in this state shall not permit any individual to act as a driver on its digital network who:
(1)
Has been convicted of more than three (3) moving violations in the prior three-year period, or one (1) major violation in the past three-year period, including, but not limited to, attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving on a suspended or revoked license;
(2)
Has been convicted, within the past seven (7) years, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, any sexual offense, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage, theft, any crime involving acts of violence, or acts of terror;
(3)
Is a match in the national sex offender registry;
(4)
Does not possess a valid driver license;
(5)
Does not possess proof of registration for any motor vehicle used to provide a prearranged ride;
(6)
Does not possess proof of personal automobile liability insurance that satisfies the requirements of title 55, chapter 12, for any motor vehicle used to provide a prearranged ride; or
(7)
Is not at least nineteen (19) years of age.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520,s 4, eff. 5/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-307 - Acceptance of street hails prohibited

A driver shall not solicit or accept street hails.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520,s 4, eff. 5/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-308 - Cash payments prohibited

(a)
The transportation network company shall adopt a policy prohibiting a driver, while providing transportation network company services, from the solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders and notify drivers of the policy.
(b)
While providing transportation network services, drivers shall not solicit or accept cash payments from riders.
(c)
Any payment for a prearranged ride shall be made only electronically using the transportation network center's digital network or software application.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520,s 4, eff. 5/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-309 - Nondiscrimination policy - Accomodation of service animals - Wheelchair-accessible service

(a)
The transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to passengers and potential passengers and notify transportation network company drivers of the policy.
(b)
Drivers shall comply with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against passengers or potential passengers.
(c)
Drivers shall comply with all applicable laws relating to accommodation of service animals.
(d)
A transportation network company shall not impose additional charges for providing a prearranged ride to persons with physical disabilities because of those disabilities.
(e)
A transportation network company shall provide riders an opportunity to indicate whether they require a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. If a transportation network company cannot arrange wheelchair-accessible service in any instance, it shall direct the rider to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible service, if available.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520, s 4, eff. 5/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-310 - Information to be provided in event of accident

(a)
If a motor vehicle accident occurs involving a motor vehicle that is being used to provide a prearranged ride, including when the driver is logged into or otherwise using the transportation network company's digital network, the transportation network company shall provide documentation, upon request by a law enforcement officer, that the driver was logged into the transportation network company's digital network at the time of the accident.
(b)
A transportation network company shall comply with any law enforcement investigation in which transportation network company trip data may be pertinent.
Acts 2015, ch. 520, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 15 - MOTOR CARRIERS (§§ 65-15-101 — 65-15-311) › Part 3 - TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (§§ 65-15-301 — 65-15-311) › Section 65-15-311 - Suspected drug or alcohol use during course of trip

If the transportation network company is informed through the complaint procedure as described in §
65-15-305(a)
that a rider reasonably suspects that a driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of a trip, the transportation network company shall instruct the rider who filed the complaint to also report the driver's suspected drug or alcohol use to a local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over any criminal offense that may have occurred as a result of a driver being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A transportation network company shall comply with any investigation by the local law enforcement agency.
Acts 2015, ch. 520, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-102 - Applicability

(a)
This chapter shall not apply in any local government that has adopted regulations related to the siting of wind energy facilities in its jurisdiction on or before January 1, 2019.
(b)
This chapter shall not apply to any wind energy facility located in this state that was constructed prior to April 24, 2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 825,Secs.s17, s18 eff. 4/24/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 368,s 3, eff. 5/11/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-103 - Reserved

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 825, s 1, eff. 4/24/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 368, s 4, eff. 5/11/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-104 - Permit required

No person shall undertake the construction, operation, or redevelopment of a wind energy facility or a wind energy facility expansion in this state unless a certificate of public convenience and necessity is first obtained from the public utility commission pursuant to chapter 4, part 2 of this title, and a permit is obtained from the local legislative body of the local government in which the facility or expansion will be located pursuant to §§
65-17-105
- 65-17-113. The person shall submit a copy of the certificate of public convenience and necessity with its application for a permit to the local legislative body.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-106 - Local government report on permitting activities

On or before January 1, 2019, and on or before January 1 of each subsequent year, any local government that has adopted local legislation pursuant to this chapter shall submit a written report on its permitting activities to the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives and the energy, agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate. The report shall include, but not be limited to, data on the number of approved and denied permits, data summarizing the findings of the environmental impact assessment and wildlife impact assessments conducted during the permit process, data on the activities of any wind energy facilities currently in operation, and data on any decommissioned facilities.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-107 - Permit does not preclude need to obtain other applicable local, state, and federal permits, licenses, or approvals

The issuance of a permit under this chapter shall not preclude the need for the applicant to obtain any and all other applicable local, state, or federal permits, licenses, or approvals. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of a local government to plan for and regulate the siting or permitting of a wind energy facility or wind energy facility expansion in accordance with applicable land-use regulations authorized under titles 5 and 6 or the applicable requirements of this title.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-108 - Information subject to disclosure

All permit applications and other documents received by a local legislative body pursuant to this chapter, and any documents used by the local legislative body to evaluate the permit application, shall be subject to disclosure under §
10-7-503
; except, that at all times under this chapter, proprietary information contained in a permit application or in other documents received by the local government pursuant to this chapter, or in any other documents used by the local government to evaluate and approve or deny the permit applications, shall remain confidential and not subject to disclosure to the public pursuant to this section, §
10-7-503
, or any other law.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-109 - Local government right to injunctive relief

(a)
The local legislative body may seek injunctive relief or institute other appropriate actions or proceedings in the chancery court of:
(1)
The local government in which any violation of §
65-17-104
or of the local legislation occurred; or
(2)
The local government in which the person responsible for the violation resides or has the person's principal place of business to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(b)
The chancery court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the violation of §
65-17-104
or of the local legislation. The institution of an injunctive action and of the proceedings under this section is in addition to, and not in lieu of, all civil penalties and other remedies prescribed in titles 5 and 6 for permit violations and violations of local legislation.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-110 - Dissemination of model local legislation

The municipal technical advisory service (MTAS) and the county technical assistance service (CTAS) shall disseminate model local legislation for use by local governments in establishing conditions and other regulations consistent with this chapter for the issuance of permits for wind energy facilities and wind energy facility expansions.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-111 - Chapter supplemental to other law

This chapter supplements any other provision of this title or other law to provide additional authority to regulate the siting and permitting of wind energy facilities and wind energy facility expansions. Nothing in this chapter prescribes an exclusive procedure or grants exclusive powers relating to the siting or permitting of wind energy facilities and wind energy facility expansions.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-112 - Chapter applicability

This chapter shall apply in the geographical boundaries of local governments whose local legislative bodies adopt local legislation pursuant to §
65-17-105
. Once adopted, local legislation may only be revoked by the same method used to adopt it.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 17 - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-113) › Section 65-17-113 - Federal preculsion

In the event that the requirements of this chapter conflict with applicable federal law or regulations, the federal requirements shall take precedence over the conflicting requirements of this chapter.
Acts 2018, ch. 825, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-102 - Gauge

Incline railroad corporations are authorized to adopt such gauge as they may prefer.
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2248; Code 1932, § 3966; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1802; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-103 - Construction of track across highways, streets and alleys

The line of track of the road shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the convenient travel of the public along the highways, county roads, streets, and alleys of cities, towns, and villages, and so as to allow carts, wagons, carriages, and other vehicles conveniently and safely to pass over or under the line of track, and so as not to interrupt travel on foot or horseback, or in vehicles of any kind, in the necessary and proper use of the public road, street, or alley in the usual and proper mode.
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2250; mod. Code 1932, § 3968; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1803.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-104 - Crossing signs

Boards, well supported by posts or otherwise, shall be placed, and constantly kept, across each public road, when the same is crossed on the same level by the track of the railway, the boards to be elevated so as not to obstruct travel, and, on each side of such board, there shall be printed in large letters, easily to be seen by the traveler, the words, "Railroad Crossing - Look Out for the Cars."
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2251; Code 1932, § 3969; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1804.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-105 - Municipal regulations

Such boards need not be put up at the crossing of streets and alleys in cities, towns, or villages, but such inclined cable railroad company shall be subject to such proper regulations made by the municipal authorities, in pursuance of general municipal powers, regulating speed, passage, and flaggers in such municipalities; and at crossings, and where there are sidings and switches, the whistle shall always be blown at a distance of not less than two hundred fifty (250) yards from every crossing of a public road.
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2252; Code 1932, § 3970; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1805.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-106 - Private crossings and cow gaps

Where land on both sides of a track is owned by the same proprietor, convenient crossings shall be made and kept up at the expense of the corporation for the use of the proprietor, and all necessary cow gaps made.
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2253; Code 1932, § 3971; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1806.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-107 - Regulations for running trains - Freight and passengers

The board of directors shall fix regulations for the running of trains, for the transportation of passengers and property, and shall furnish sufficient accommodation for their safe, comfortable, and convenient transportation, and shall take, transport, and discharge such passengers and property at, from, and to such places, on the due payment of freight tolls, and fare legally authorized to be charged therefor; and, in case of the refusal of the corporation, its officers or agents, to take and transport any passenger, if not by law excused, or property, or to deliver the same, or either of them, at the regular and appointed time, such corporation shall pay to the party aggrieved all damages thereby suffered, with cost of suit. If any passenger refuses to pay the required fare, the conductor may put such passenger off the cars at any station or convenient point where such passenger can step on land. The corporation shall make no contract giving any person a preference in the speedy shipment of freight.
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2254; Code 1932, § 3972; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1807.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 18 - INCLINE RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 65-18-101 — 65-18-108) › Section 65-18-108 - Charge for transportation

The charge for transportation shall be not exceeding eight cents (8¢) per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) on heavy articles, and three cents (3¢) per cubic foot on articles of measurement, per mile, and at the same rate for each fraction of a mile, and not exceeding fifty cents (50¢) per mile for each passenger, and at the same rate for each fraction of a mile, with power to make special contracts with shippers and passengers on their roads in regard to rates of freight, and so as not to exceed the amounts herein designated.
Acts 1887, ch. 16, § 2; Shan., § 2249; Code 1932, § 3967; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1808.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 1 - JITNEY SERVICE (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-106) › Section 65-19-101 - Common carrier - Business declared a privilege

Any person operating for hire any public conveyance propelled by steam, gasoline, electricity, or other motive power, for the purpose of affording a means of street transportation similar to that ordinarily afforded by street railways (but not operated upon fixed tracks) by indiscriminately accepting and discharging such persons as may offer themselves for transportation along the course of operation, is declared to be a common carrier, and the business of all such common carriers is declared to be a privilege.
Acts 1915, ch. 60, § 1; Shan., § 3079a199; mod. Code 1932, § 5533; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 1 - JITNEY SERVICE (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-106) › Section 65-19-102 - Permit from city or town required

It is unlawful for any such common carrier to use or occupy any street, alley or other public place in any incorporated city or town, without first obtaining from such city or town a permit or license by ordinance giving the right to so use or occupy such public place, such permit or license to embody such routes, terms and conditions as such city or town may elect to impose; provided, that no such permit or license shall be granted which does not require the execution and filing of a bond as provided for in §
65-19-103
.
Acts 1915, ch. 60, § 2; Shan., § 3079a200; Code 1932, § 5534; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1902.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 1 - JITNEY SERVICE (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-106) › Section 65-19-103 - Bond required

Any such common carrier, before operating any public conveyance as aforementioned, in addition to obtaining such a permit or license, shall execute to the state and file with the county clerk of the county in which the business is to be carried on, and renew or increase from time to time as may be required by such city or town, a bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties, to be approved by the mayor of such incorporated city or town, in such sum as such city or town may reasonably demand, in no case, however, in a sum less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each car operated, conditioned that such common carrier will pay any damage that may be adjudged finally against such carrier as compensation for loss of life or injury to person or property inflicted by such carrier or caused by the negligence of the carrier.
Acts 1915, ch. 60, § 3; Shan., § 3079a201; Code 1932, § 5535; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1903.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 1 - JITNEY SERVICE (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-106) › Section 65-19-104 - Use of streets without permit - Operation without bond - Penalty

Any such common carrier, which shall use or occupy any such public place in any incorporated city or town without first obtaining such a permit or license, or shall operate any such conveyance, without first executing and filing such bond, commits a Class C misdemeanor for each offense. Each day upon which such common carrier so unlawfully uses or occupies any such public place in any incorporated city or town of this state is a separate offense.
Acts 1915, ch. 60, § 4; Shan., § 3079a202; Code 1932, § 5536; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1904; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 1 - JITNEY SERVICE (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-106) › Section 65-19-105 - Authority to grant permits - Restriction

All incorporated cities and towns are empowered to grant such permits or licenses to such common carriers, and to fix in such licenses and permits the routes, terms, and conditions upon which such common carriers may operate, subject to the above limitations; provided, that no license or permit shall be granted to any such common carrier, without the execution and filing of the above recited bond being required.
Acts 1915, ch. 60, § 5; Shan., § 3079a203; Code 1932, § 5537; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1905.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 1 - JITNEY SERVICE (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-106) › Section 65-19-106 - Privilege tax

All such incorporated cities and towns are empowered to impose upon all such common carriers a tax for the exercise of the privilege allowed to be granted by this part.
Acts 1915, ch. 60, § 5; Shan., § 3079a204; mod. Code 1932, § 5538; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1906.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE RIDESHARING ACT (§§ 65-19-201 — 65-19-206) › Section 65-19-201 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Ridesharing Act."
Acts 1984, ch. 557, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE RIDESHARING ACT (§§ 65-19-201 — 65-19-206) › Section 65-19-202 - Part definitions

"Ridesharing" means the prearranged transportation of persons in a motor vehicle where such transportation is incidental to another purpose of a volunteer driver, and includes ridesharing arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools.
Acts 1984, ch. 557, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE RIDESHARING ACT (§§ 65-19-201 — 65-19-206) › Section 65-19-203 - Workers' compensation

The Workers' Compensation Law, compiled in title 50, chapter 6, concerning compensation for workers injured during the course of their employment, shall not apply to a person injured while participating in a ridesharing arrangement between such person's place of residence and place of employment or termini near such places; however, if the employer owns, leases, or contracts for the motor vehicle used in such an arrangement, the Workers' Compensation Law shall apply.
Acts 1984, ch. 557, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE RIDESHARING ACT (§§ 65-19-201 — 65-19-206) › Section 65-19-204 - Employer liability for injuries

(a)
An employer shall not be liable for injuries to passengers and other persons resulting from the operation or use of a motor vehicle, not owned, leased, or contracted for by the employer, in a ridesharing arrangement unless the employee operating the motor vehicle is also on an errand or performing some task or function for the employer.
(b)
An employer shall not be liable for the injuries to passengers and other persons because it provides information, incentives or otherwise encourages its employees to participate in ridesharing arrangements. If the employer provides information, incentives, or otherwise encourages its employees to participate in ridesharing arrangements, the employer shall inform its employees that they will not be covered by the workers' compensation laws while participating in such arrangement unless while participating they perform some task or errand for the employer.
Acts 1984, ch. 557, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE RIDESHARING ACT (§§ 65-19-201 — 65-19-206) › Section 65-19-205 - Local taxes and licenses

No county, city, town, or other municipal corporation may impose a tax on or require a license for a motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement other than that required for a private passenger automobile.
Acts 1984, ch. 557, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 19 - RIDESHARING (§§ 65-19-101 — 65-19-206) › Part 2 - TENNESSEE RIDESHARING ACT (§§ 65-19-201 — 65-19-206) › Section 65-19-206 - Additional registration fees

The additional registration fees imposed by §
55-4-112
do not apply to any passenger motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement, regardless of any compensation paid to the owner or driver of such a vehicle, unless the vehicle is also used to transport passengers for hire for other purposes.
Acts 1984, ch. 557, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 20 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS (§§ 65-20-101 — 65-20-105) › Section 65-20-101 - Compressed cotton

(a)
It is unlawful for any common carrier, doing business in this state, to become a party to any combination or monopoly, for the purpose of controlling the compression of cotton, in bales, in the interest of special individuals, firms, or companies.
(b)
All such common carriers shall be required to receive all compressed cotton, and transport the same as such at regular schedule rates of freight, without discrimination as to individuals, firms, or compresses offering the same for shipment.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1879, ch. 160, §§ 1-3; Shan., §§ 3077-3079; Code 1932, §§ 5524-5526; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-2001 -- 65-2003; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 20 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS (§§ 65-20-101 — 65-20-105) › Section 65-20-102 - Refusal of or failure to receive goods

(a)
All common carriers, including express companies, doing business within this state, shall, after the receipt of freight or merchandise for delivery at their warehouse, depot, or station, notify the consignee, by written or printed notice, to be delivered to the consignee in person, at such consignee's place of business, if in the city or town where received; or, if not residing or doing business in the city or town, then through the post office, within three (3) days after the arrival of the goods.
(b)
Where nonperishable property which has been transported to destination is refused by the consignee or the party entitled to receive it or the consignee or party entitled to receive it fails to receive it within thirty (30) days after notice of arrival shall have been duly sent or given, the carrier may sell the same at public auction to the highest bidder at such place as may be designated by the carrier.
(c)
The carrier shall have first mailed, sent, or given to the consignor notice that the property has been refused or remains unclaimed, as the case may be, and that it will be subject to sale if disposition be not arranged for, and shall have published notice containing a description of the property, the name of the party to whom consigned, or, if shipper's order notify, the name of the party to be notified, and the time and place of sale, once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the place of sale or nearest place where such newspaper is published; provided, that thirty (30) days shall have elapsed before publication of notice of sale after the notice that the property was refused or remains unclaimed was mailed, sent, or given.
(d)
The proceeds of any sale made under subsection (b) shall be applied by the carrier to the payment of freight, demurrage, storage, and any other lawful charges and the expense of notice, advertisement, sale and other necessary expense and of caring for and maintaining the property, if proper care of the same requires special expense, and should there be a balance, it shall be paid to the owner of the property sold under this section.
Acts 1870-1871, ch. 17, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 3597-3600; Acts 1923, ch. 92, § 2; Code 1932, §§ 6685-6688; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-2004 -- 65-2007.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 20 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS (§§ 65-20-101 — 65-20-105) › Section 65-20-103 - Claims for lost or damaged freight and overcharges

(a)
All common carriers operating in this state are required to settle all claims for lost or damaged freight and overcharges on freight for which they are liable within a reasonable time, to wit:
(1)
Freight lost or damaged and overcharges on freight between two (2) given points on same line or system shall be paid within sixty (60) days from the filing of written notice with the agent of the company at the point of destination of the freight of the loss or damage thereof; and
(2)
Where freight is handled by two (2) or more carriers, roads or systems of roads, and the same is lost or damaged or an overcharge made, such claim shall be paid within ninety (90) days from the filing of written notice with the agent of the railroad company at the point of shipment or destination of the freight, by the consignor or consignee, of the loss or damage thereof or overcharge thereon;
provided, that this section shall only apply to claims against such common carriers where the amount claimed is fifty dollars ($50.00) or less.
(b)
Persons engaged as common carriers, in all cases where they fail to pay the claim mentioned in subsection (a) within sixty (60) or ninety (90) days, as the case may be, after notice filed as specified in subsection (a), shall be required to pay the owner of the freight, in addition to the loss and interest thereon, twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount recovered for the loss; provided, that the penalty shall not apply when it shall appear to the court trying the case that the common carrier has tendered within the time specified to the claimant an amount of money sufficient to cover the loss for which the common carrier is held to be liable.
Acts 1907, ch. 235, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 3600a4, 3600a5; Code 1932, §§ 6689, 6690; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-2008, 65-2009.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 20 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS (§§ 65-20-101 — 65-20-105) › Section 65-20-104 - Nontransferable passenger tickets - Redemption of passenger tickets

(a)
It is unlawful for any person, other than the authorized agent of the common carrier issuing the same, to sell or otherwise deal in or offer to sell any railroad, railway, steamship, or steamboat passenger ticket which shows that it was issued and sold below the standard schedule rate under contract with the original purchaser entered upon such ticket and signed by the original purchaser, to the effect that such ticket is nontransferable and void in the hands of any person other than the original purchaser thereof; provided, that nothing in this section nor in §
65-20-103
shall be construed as depriving the original purchaser of a transferable ticket of the right to sell same to a person who will in good faith personally use it in the prosecution of a journey.
(b)
It is the duty of every common carrier that shall have sold any ticket or other evidence of the purchaser's right to travel on its line, or any line of which it forms a part, to, if the whole of such ticket be unused, redeem the same, paying the original purchaser thereof, the actual amount for which the ticket was sold; or, if any part of such ticket be unused, to redeem such unused part, paying the original purchaser thereof at a rate which shall be equal to the difference between the price paid for the whole ticket and the price of a ticket between the points for which the ticket was actually used; provided, that such purchaser shall present such unused or partly used ticket for redemption within six (6) months after the date of its issuance, to the officer or agent who shall be authorized or designated by such common carrier to redeem unused or partly used tickets, and the officer shall within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of such ticket redeem the same as hereinbefore provided. Such redemption shall be made without cost of exchange or other expense to the purchaser of the ticket.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1905, ch. 410, §§ 1-3; Shan., §§ 3600a6-3600a8; Code 1932, §§ 6691-6693; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-2010 -- 65-2012; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 20 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS (§§ 65-20-101 — 65-20-105) › Section 65-20-105 - Passenger rights forfeited for intoxication

Any person who publicly drinks any intoxicating liquor, including wine, ale or beer, or is intoxicated on any railway passenger train, street car, omnibus or other public vehicle of passenger transportation in violation of §
39-17-310
thereby forfeits all rights as a passenger, and it is the duty of the conductor or person in charge of the vehicle of transportation to eject such passenger forthwith.
Acts 1909, ch. 564, § 2; Shan., § 6798a23; Code 1932, § 11245; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2013; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 69.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-101 - Special powers of corporations

Telegraph and telephone corporations may construct a telegraph or telephone line and erect the necessary fixtures along, or over, or under the line of any public highway, the streets of any village, town, or city, across, or over, or under rivers, or any land belonging to the state, or along, across, or under county roads, and also over the lands of private individuals in pursuance of the general law authorizing the condemnation of the easement of right of way for works of internal improvement as set forth in title 29, chapter 16; provided, that the ordinary use of such public highway, streets, or county road be not thereby obstructed or the navigation of such waters impeded.
Acts 1875, ch. 142, § 8; 1907, ch. 134, § 1; Shan., § 2444; Code 1932, § 4055; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-102 - Railroad enabled to operate telegraph and telephone

Any railroad company incorporated by or under the laws of or operating lines of railroad within this state, and operating telegraph and telephone lines in connection therewith, upon filing its assent to this chapter in the office of the secretary of state, shall thereby become clothed with the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter for telegraph and telephone companies, so as to enable telegraph or telephone companies to be operated by it.
Acts 1885, ch. 66, § 12; Shan., § 1843; mod. Code 1932, § 3108; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-103 - Local regulation

Any village or city within which such line may be constructed shall have all reasonable police powers to regulate the construction, maintenance, or operation of the line within its limits, including the right to exact rentals for the use of its streets and to limit the rates to be charged; provided, that such rentals and limitations as to rates are reasonable and imposed upon all telephone and telegraph companies without discrimination. No village, town, or city shall have the right to prevent the company from constructing, maintaining, and operating the line within the village, town, or city, so long as the line is being constructed, maintained, or operated within the village, town, or city, in accordance with the reasonable police regulations.
Acts 1907, ch. 134, § 1; Shan., § 2444a1; Code 1932, § 4056; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-104 - Consolidation of telephone and electric light companies

It is lawful for telephone and electric light companies to consolidate into one (1) corporation, or partially consolidate or cooperate in such manner as the respective corporations may determine, with the concurrence of the stockholders of each; but the rights and privileges conferred by this section shall be subject to revocation and repeal.
Acts 1883, ch. 232, § 3; Shan., § 2202; mod. Code 1932, § 4059; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-105 - Use of poles of other companies

No telegraph or telephone company, or other such company, shall be permitted to attach its lines to, or otherwise use, the poles of any other telegraph or telephone company without the consent of such company being first had and obtained.
Acts 1885, ch. 135, § 1; Shan., § 1869; Code 1932, § 3135; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-106 - Discrimination in telephone connections prohibited

Every telephone company doing business within this state, and engaged in a general telephone business, shall supply all applicants for telephone connection and facilities, without discrimination or partiality; provided, that such applicants comply or offer to comply with the reasonable regulations of the company. No such company shall impose any condition or restriction upon any such applicant that is not imposed impartially upon all persons or companies in like situations, nor shall such company discriminate against any individual or company engaged in lawful business by requiring, as condition for furnishing such facilities, that they shall not be used in the business of the applicant or otherwise, under penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day such company continues such discrimination and refuses such facilities after compliance or offer to comply with the reasonable regulations, and time to furnish the same has elapsed, to be recovered by the applicant whose application is so neglected or refused.
Acts 1885, ch. 66, § 11; Shan., § 1842; Code 1932, § 3107; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-107 - Government messages

(a)
In consideration of the right-of-way over public property pursuant to §§
65-21-101
and
65-21-201
, every telegraph or telephone corporation shall, in the case of war, insurrection, or civil commotion of any kind, and for the arrest of criminals, give immediate dispatch, at the usual rates of charge, to any message connected therewith of any officer of the state or of the United States.
(b)
Any officer or agent of a telegraph or telephone company who fails or refuses to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1885, ch. 66, §§ 5, 6; 1907, ch. 134, § 1; Shan., §§ 1835, 1836, 2444a2; Code 1932, §§ 3099, 3100, 4057; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-2112, 65-2113; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-108 - Priority of messages - Privacy

(a)
All other messages, including those received from other telegraph or telephone companies, shall be transmitted in order of their delivery, correctly, and without unreasonable delay, and at the usual rates, and shall be kept strictly confidential, subject, however, to disclosure in any legal proceedings; provided, that arrangements may be made with the publishers of newspapers for the transmission of intelligence of general and public interest.
(b)
Any officer or agent of a telegraph or telephone company who willfully violates subsection (a) commits a Class A misdemeanor, and the telegraph or telephone company so violating is liable in damages to the party aggrieved.
Acts 1875, ch. 142, § 8; 1885, ch. 66, §§ 7, 8; 1907, ch. 134, § 1; Shan., §§ 1837, 1838, 2445; Code 1932, §§ 3101, 3102, 4058; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 65-2114, 65-2115; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 65 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (§§ 65-1-101 — 65-37-104) › Chapter 21 - TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-205) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-21-101 — 65-21-117) › Section 65-21-109 - Discrimination in messages prohibited

(a)
Every telegraph or telephone company doing business in this state must, under a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each and every refusal so to do, transmit over its wires to localities on its lines, for any individual or corporation or other telegraph or telephone company, such messages, dispatches, or correspondence, as may be tendered to it by, or to be transmitted to, any individual or corporation, or other telegraph or telephone companies, at the price customarily asked and obtained for the transmission of similar messages, dispatches, or correspondence, without discrimination as to charges or promptness.
(b)
The penalty herein prescribed shall be recoverable in any court through proper form of law, one-half (1/2) of which shall go to the prosecutor and one-half (1/2) to the state.
Acts 1885, ch. 66, § 10; Shan., § 1841; Code 1932, § 3106; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2116.