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 55-4-313 - Civil War history

(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 in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a Civil War Preservation 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 to commemorate the historical and cultural significance of the American Civil War. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of Civil War Preservation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association in accordance with §
55-4-301
. The funds must be used exclusively for Tennessee Civil War battlefield preservation and interpretation, and for planning and implementation of Tennessee's Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration and activities.
(4)
The Civil War Preservation new specialty earmarked license plate is deemed the official license plate for the Tennessee Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration.
(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 Sons of Confederate Veterans 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 of the colors and contain the logo of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The plates must be designed in consultation with the commander of the Tennessee Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of Sons of Confederate Veterans new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Tennessee Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans in accordance with §
55-4-301
.
(4)
(A)
Subject to the requirements of §
55-4-202
, the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Sons of Confederate Veterans new specialty earmarked license plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in §
55-4-204
prior to the issuance of the plate.
(B)
The motorcycle plates authorized by this subdivision (b)(4) must be substantially the same in design and configuration, allowing for variations due to size restrictions, as the regular Sons of Confederate Veterans new specialty earmarked license plate authorized by subdivision (b)(1).
(5)
For the purposes of §
55-4-202(g)(1)
, all license plates authorized or issued pursuant to subdivisions (b)(1) and (4) must be included jointly in any determinations for initial issuance and continuation of issuance.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.