2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 4 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 55-4-NEW — 55-4-702) › Part 3 - SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES - CONTINUED (§§ 55-4-301 — 55-4-399) › Section 55-4-312 - Local and regional parks

(a)
(1)
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by §
55-4-210(c)
.
(2)
The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be of an appropriate design representative of Shelby Park and Bottoms and East Nashville and bear the language "East Nashville" at the bottom of the plate. The plates must be designed in consultation with a representative of the Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms, Inc.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms, Inc., in accordance with §
55-4-301
. The funds must be used exclusively to support the organization's efforts to maintain park features, promote educational programs, support recreational activities, engage visitors, and undertake revitalization efforts within the urban park system.
(b)
(1)
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a Bays Mountain new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by §
55-4-210(c)
.
(2)
The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must be designed in consultation with a representative of The Bays Mountain Park Association or the City of Kingsport.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of Bays Mountain new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to The Bays Mountain Park Association, in accordance with §
55-4-301
. The funds must be used exclusively to promote and support Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium.
(4)
Notwithstanding §
55-4-202(k)(1)
, the Bays Mountain new specialty earmarked license plate authorized pursuant to this subsection (b) has until July 1, 2025, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of §
55-4-202(k)(1)
.
(c)
(1)
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a The Volunteer State new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by §
55-4-210(c)
.
(2)
The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (c) must be designed in consultation with a representative of the Rocky Mount Historical Association.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of The Volunteer State new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Rocky Mount Historical Association in accordance with §
55-4-301
. The funds must be used exclusively to provide educational and community outreach programs focused upon the history of the Rocky Mount State Historic site and the customs, values, and practices of the early settlers of Tennessee.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 804,s 52, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.