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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 21 - BILLBOARD REGULATION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1972 (§§ 54-21-101 — 54-21-120) › Section 54-21-118 - Restrictions on new outdoor advertising devices

(a)
After July 1, 2001, permits shall not be issued pursuant to this chapter for any new outdoor advertising device in which two (2) or more displays are stacked one (1) above the other. Outdoor advertising devices with two (2) or more displays stacked one (1) above the other that were legally erected on or before July 1, 2001, are unaffected by this subsection (a).
(b)
The holder of a legal permit under subsection (a) may move the outdoor advertising device to a new location, if that location is otherwise eligible for a permit.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1980, ch. 837, § 2; 1982, ch. 932, §§ 1, 2; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1994, ch. 562, §§1, 2; 2012 , ch. 547, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 21 - BILLBOARD REGULATION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1972 (§§ 54-21-101 — 54-21-120) › Section 54-21-120 - Removal of nonconforming device that is destroyed

A nonconforming outdoor advertising device that is destroyed is no longer permitted and must be removed, except when the outdoor advertising device is destroyed by vandalism or some other criminal or tortious act.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1984, ch. 850, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 22 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 54-22-101 — 54-22-105) › Section 54-22-101 - Presumptions - Eminent domain - Fences

Wherever the state proposes to improve a section of an existing two-lane undivided public road, the width of the right-of-way of which cannot be ascertained totally or partially by instruments of conveyance, court orders or otherwise, there shall be a presumption that the unascertained width is twenty-five feet (25') on either side of the centerline of the traveled portion of the road. This presumption is rebuttable only and if necessary in the judgment of the commissioner of transportation to effect the intent of this part, the state shall acquire the adjoining property by negotiation or by eminent domain. Fences in place for the prescriptive period shall be considered ownership.
Acts 1985, ch. 265, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 22 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 54-22-101 — 54-22-105) › Section 54-22-102 - Relocation of above-ground utilities and encroachments

(a)
(1)
The state shall be responsible for the necessary removal of any above-ground utilities located entirely on the presumptive right-of-way, and shall relocate the utilities on another location within the proposed right-of-way, or on other land that may be acquired.
(2)
The state also shall be responsible for the removal and relocation to other land that may be acquired, of other above-ground encroachments that may be accomplished reasonably and economically, if the owner or owners so elect; but encroachments that the owner or owners do not elect to have removed and relocated, after reasonable notice, as encroachments that cannot reasonably or economically be removed, may be disposed of summarily.
(b)
(1)
Those parts of any above-ground utilities located partially on the presumptive right-of-way and necessary to be removed, may be removed and relocated by the state on another location within the proposed right-of-way or on other land that may be acquired unless the owner or owners elect, after reasonable notice, to remove the remainder located within the existing right-of-way between the limits of the proposed improvement and pro-rate the cost of their entire removal and relocation.
(2)
Those parts of other above-ground encroachments may be removed by the state to the extent they encroach, unless the owner or owners elect, after reasonable notice, to remove the remainder and pro-rate the cost of their entire removal.
Acts 1985, ch. 265, §§ 2, 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 22 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 54-22-101 — 54-22-105) › Section 54-22-103 - Relocation of below-ground utilities and encroachments

(a)
(1)
The state shall be responsible for the necessary removal of any below-ground utilities located entirely on the presumptive right-of-way and shall relocate the utilities on another location within the proposed right-of-way, or on other land that may be acquired.
(2)
The state also shall be responsible for the removal and relocation to other land that may be acquired, of other below-ground encroachments that may be accomplished reasonably and economically, if the owner or owners so elect; but encroachments that the owner or owners do not elect to have removed and relocated, after reasonable notice, as encroachments that cannot reasonably or economically be removed, may be disposed of summarily.
(b)
(1)
Those parts of any below-ground utilities located partially on the presumptive right-of-way and necessary to be removed, may be removed and relocated by the state on another location within the proposed right-of-way or on other land that may be acquired unless the owner or owners elect, after reasonable notice, to remove and relocate the remainder located within the existing right-of-way between the limits of the proposed improvement and pro-rate the cost of their entire removal and relocation.
(2)
Those parts of other below-ground encroachments may be removed by the state to the extent they encroach, unless the owner or owners elect, after reasonable notice, to remove the remainder and pro-rate the cost of their entire removal.
Acts 1985, ch. 265, §§ 4, 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 22 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 54-22-101 — 54-22-105) › Section 54-22-104 - State eminent domain powers

The state is vested with full powers of eminent domain in the premises.
Acts 1985, ch. 265, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 22 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY (§§ 54-22-101 — 54-22-105) › Section 54-22-105 - Actions at law in inverse eminent domain

Any person claiming title to land presumed to be owned by the state shall have the right to file an action at law in inverse eminent domain within two (2) years from the date actual possession is taken, saving, however, to unknown owners and nonresidents, twelve (12) months after actual knowledge of possession, not exceeding two (2) years, and saving to persons under the disabilities of infancy and unsoundness of mind, twelve (12) months after the disability is removed, but not exceeding two (2) years, except those claims required to be asserted as a compulsory counterclaim.
Acts 1985, ch. 265, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-101 - Short title for chapters 1-6

Chapters 1-6 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Law."
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 97 (Williams, § 5538.197); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-102 - Definitions of words and phrases generally

The following words and phrases, when used in chapters 1-6 of this title, for the purpose of chapters 1-6 of this title, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 1 (Williams, § 5538.101); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-103 - "Autocycle," "motor bicycle," "motor vehicle," "motorcycle," "vehicle" and "freight motor vehicle" defined

(a)
"Autocycle" means a three-wheeled motorcycle that is equipped with safety belts, steering wheel, and nonstraddle seating, and is manufactured to comply with federal safety requirements for motorcycles.
(b)
"Motor bicycle" means a motorized bicycle as defined in §
55-8-101
.
(c)
"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle that is self-propelled, excluding electric scooters, motorized bicycles, personal delivery devices, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires. "Motor vehicle" means any low speed vehicle or medium speed vehicle as defined in this chapter. "Motor vehicle" means any mobile home or house trailer as defined in §
55-1-105
.
(d)
"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle that has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, including an autocycle and does not include a tractor or motorized bicycle.
(e)
"Vehicle" and "freight motor vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 685, s 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 388, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 2 (Williams, § 5538.102); Acts 1963, ch. 143, § 1; 1979, ch. 247, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-103; Acts 1981, ch. 448, § 1; 1985, ch. 283, § 1; 1986, ch. 804, § 1; 2000, ch. 606, § 2; 2002, ch. 747, §1; 2008 , ch. 959, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-104 - "Farm tractor," "motor home," "truck" and "truck tractor" defined

(a)
"Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement, for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
(b)
"Motor home" has the same meaning as defined in §
55-28-102
.
(c)
"Truck" means every motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
(d)
"Truck tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 781,s 1, eff. 1/1/2017.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 3 (Williams, § 5538.103); 1974, ch. 525, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-105 - "Manufactured home," "mobile home or house trailer," "pole trailer," "semitrailer" and "trailer" defined

(a)
"Manufactured home" means any structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) or more body-feet in width or forty (40) or more body-feet in length, or when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. The term includes any structure that meets all of the requirements of this subsection (a) except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the United States secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established by title 42 of the United States Code. As defined in this subsection (a), "manufactured home" also has the same meaning as "mobile home," as defined in title 68, chapter 126, and "manufactured home," as defined in §
47-9-102
.
(b)
"Mobile home or house trailer" means any vehicle or conveyance, not self-propelled, designed for travel upon the public highways, and designed for use as a residence, office, apartment, storehouse, warehouse, or any other similar purpose. "Mobile home or house trailer" includes any "manufactured home" as defined in subsection (a).
(c)
"Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes, or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
(d)
"Semitrailer" means every vehicle without motive power and not a motor vehicle as defined in this section, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
(e)
"Trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 4 (Williams, § 5538.104); Acts 1963, ch. 143, § 2; 1970, ch. 433, § 1; 1971, ch. 274, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-105; Acts 2003 , ch. 76, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-106 - "Essential parts," "reconstructed vehicle" and "specially constructed vehicle" defined

(a)
"Essential parts" means all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or mode of operation.
(b)
"Reconstructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential parts, new or used.
(c)
"Specially constructed vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles and not materially altered from its original construction.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 5 (Williams, § 5538.105); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-107 - "Foreign vehicle" defined

"Foreign vehicle" means every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder brought into this state from another state, territory, or country, other than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 6 (Williams, § 5538.106); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-108 - "Implement of husbandry" defined

"Implement of husbandry" means every vehicle which is designed for agricultural purposes and exclusively used by the owner thereof in the conduct of the owner's agricultural operations, but does not include any truck, truck-tractor or farm truck whenever such vehicle is driven upon a highway of this state except as provided in §
55-3-101(a)(2)
.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 7 (Williams, § 5538.107); Acts 1972, ch. 518, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-109 - "Special mobile equipment" defined

"Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway or street, including, but not limited to: ditch-digging apparatus and road construction and maintenance machinery, such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, scrapers, track mounted power shovels and drag lines. "Special mobile equipment" does not include dump trucks or truck mounted transit mixers, earth movers, cranes, shovels, well-boring apparatus and feed mills, such as may be fixed load vehicles or other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been attached, even though the movement over the streets and highways may be only incidental to the operation of such vehicle.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 8 (Williams, § 5538.108); Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 2; 1972, ch. 518, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-110 - "Metal tire," "pneumatic tire" and "solid tire" defined

(a)
"Metal tire" means every tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient materials.
(b)
"Pneumatic tire" means every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load.
(c)
"Solid tire" means every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 9 (Williams, § 5538.109); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-111 - "Commissioner" and "department" defined

As used in chapters 1-6 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue; and
(2)
"Department" means the department of revenue.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 10 (Williams, § 5538.110); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-111; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-112 - "Lienor," "owner" and "person" defined

(a)
"Lienor" means any person who holds any lien, mortgage, conditional sales contract or other encumbrance against a vehicle.
(b)
"Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of chapters 1-6 of this title.
(c)
"Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 11 (Williams, § 5538.111); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-113 - "Nonresident" defined

"Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 12 (Williams, § 5538.112); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-114 - "Dealer," "manufacturer" and "transporter" defined

(a)
"Dealer" means every person licensed by the proper state authorities to engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder and who has an established place of business for such purpose in this state.
(b)
"Manufacturer" means every person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder.
(c)
"Transporter" means every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 13 (Williams, § 5538.113); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-114; Acts 1992, ch. 571, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-115 - "Place of business" defined

The place actually occupied, either continuously or at regular periods, by a dealer or manufacturer, where such dealer's or manufacturer's books and records are kept and a large share of business is transacted, is deemed to be the established place of business for the purpose of chapters 1-6 of this title.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 14 (Williams, § 5538.114); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-115.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-116 - "Highway" or "street" defined

"Highway" or "street" means the entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 15 (Williams, § 5538.115); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-116.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-117 - "Fixed load vehicle" defined

"Fixed load vehicle" means any vehicle not designed or used to carry, convey or move any freight, property, article or thing over the highways, except its own weight of any equipment, appliance or apparatus constructed as a part of, or permanently attached to, the body of the vehicle. "Fixed load vehicle" includes well-drilling apparatus, cranes and portable feed mills and such other vehicles as are within the general terms hereof, the primary use of which is not upon the highways and streets of this state, but does not include wreckers or tow cars equipped with cranes, hoists or dollies and used for transporting wrecked motor vehicles or motor vehicles designed to deliver ready mixed concrete.
Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-117.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-118 - "Freight" defined

"Freight" means any kind of property which may be carried by motor vehicle over the streets and highways by either public or private carrier.
Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-118.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-119 - "Farm truck" defined

(a)
"Farm truck" means any truck motor vehicle used by the owner in connection with the agricultural pursuits usual and normal to the owner's farming operations, such as the transportation of products of the soil, livestock, poultry, seed, or any materials to be used by the owner in the production, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of agricultural commodities; also for uses incidental to farming as the transportation of the farm laborers or bringing to the farm products or materials that may be used for its improvement or promote its operation.
(b)
"Farm truck" shall not be so construed as to permit the vehicle's use either part time or incidentally in the conduct of any commercial enterprise, or for the transportation of farm products after such commodities have entered the "channels of commerce," as for example in the "house to house" delivery of milk.
Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 1; 1959, ch. 33, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-119.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-120 - "Gross weight" defined

"Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load, plus the weight of any load thereon, which, more specifically, includes the total weights of a truck or a truck-tractor and a semitrailer, trailer or pole trailer, or any combination of such vehicles, including the load thereon, towed by one (1) vehicle with motive power.
Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 3; 1972, ch. 518, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-120.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-121 - "Odometer" defined

(a)
"Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation.
(b)
"Odometer" does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips.
Acts 1982, ch. 600, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-122 - "Low speed vehicle" defined

"Low speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than twenty miles per hour (20 mph) but not greater than twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph), including neighborhood electric vehicles. Low speed vehicles must comply with the standards in
49 CFR 571.500
.
Acts 2002, ch. 747, §2; 2008 , ch. 719, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-123 - "Golf cart" defined

"Golf cart" means a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and equipped with safety belts installed for use in the left front and right front seats and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
Acts 2002, ch. 747, §3; 2010 , ch. 628, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-124 - "Custom-built car" defined

"Custom-built car" means a motor vehicle that is built for private use and is not constructed by a licensed manufacturer or remanufacturer.
Acts 2008, ch. 765, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-125 - "Medium speed vehicle" defined

"Medium speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than thirty miles per hour (30 mph), but whose maximum speed allowed is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets with a forty mile per hour (40 mph) or less posted speed limit pursuant to §
55-8-191(b)(1)
, including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in
49 CFR 571.500
, except as otherwise provided in §
55-4-136
.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2008 , ch. 959, §2; 2012 , ch. 948, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION LAW - DEFINITIONS (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-1-126) › Section 55-1-126 - "OEM headquarters company" and "OEM headquarters company vehicle" defined

(a)
"OEM headquarters company" means an original equipment manufacturer that is engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles and qualifies to receive the credit provided in §
67-6-224
, or any affiliate thereof. For purposes of this subsection (a), "affiliate" has the same meaning as provided in §
67-4-2004
.
(b)
"OEM headquarters company vehicle" means any motor vehicle subject to registration in accordance with this title that is owned by an OEM headquarters company, whether used for sales or service training, advertising, quality control, testing, evaluation or such other uses as approved by the commissioner, and, further, including motor vehicles provided by the OEM headquarters company for use by eligible employees and their eligible family members in accordance with policies established by the OEM headquarters company and approved by the commissioner.
Acts 2009, ch. 530, § 116.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-101 - Administration by commissioner of revenue

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, chapters 1-6 of this title shall be administered by the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue shall have the authority to delegate to the county clerks any functions and duties regarding the administration of chapters 1-6 and chapter 21 of this title; provided, however, that such authority shall not extend to the functions and duties regarding the administration of chapter 3, part 2 of this title. Such delegation shall be in a written form acceptable to the commissioner. The county clerk shall have the option of accepting or rejecting any such delegation.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 718, s 1, eff. 4/16/2014.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 16 (Williams, § 5538.116); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-201; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-102 - Appointment of subordinates by commissioner - Police powers of employees of special investigations section - Salaries

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
The salaries of appointees shall be fixed by the commissioner, subject to the approval of the commissioner of human resources.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 294,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 17 (Williams, § 5538.117); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-103 - Powers and duties of commissioner generally - Rules and regulations

(a)
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.
(b)
The commissioner is authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out chapters 1-6 of this title.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 18 (Williams, § 5538.118); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 19 (Williams, § 5538.119); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-105 - Administration of oaths, acknowledgment of signatures and certification of copies of records authorized

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 20 (Williams, § 5538.120); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-205; Acts 1996, ch. 745, §14; 2007 , ch. 484, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 21 (Williams, § 5538.131); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-206; Acts 1984, ch. 806, § 1; 1984, ch. 816, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 319, § 1; 1996, ch. 745, §15; 2007 , ch. 484, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 22 (Williams, § 5538.122); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-207; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-108 - Seizure of documents and plates - Review of commissioner's action

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 23 (Williams, § 5538.123); impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-208; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 24 (Williams, § 5538.124); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-209; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-110 - Summoning witnesses and taking testimony authorized - Witness fees

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
Failure to obey the summons served shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(d)
The fees for the attendance and travel of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses before the circuit court.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 25 (Williams, § 5538.125); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-210; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 26 (Williams, § 5538.126); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §59-211; Acts 2007 , ch. 484, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 1989, ch. 276, §2; 2007 , ch. 484, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-113 - Authority for the commissioner to accept credit, debit or other financial transaction cards - Surcharge or convenience fees

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 2009, ch. 530, § 107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 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.
Acts 2012, ch. 657, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (§§ 55-2-101 — 55-2-115) › Section 55-2-115 - Coordination with original equipment manufacturers to provide notice of recall and availability of repair options - Disclosure of personal information

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 227,s 1, eff. 4/30/2019.