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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-204 - Certification of official map

(a)
After the preparation of a master plan or at least a major street plan, the planning commission may make studies or surveys of new, extended, widened, or narrowed highways, or of the vacation or abandonment of highways, and may make and certify to the legislative body a map of the area studied or surveyed that shall show the recommended future highways, extensions, widenings, narrowings, or abandonments, including any state and federal highway or abandonment proposed by the commissioner.
(b)
The certified map shall show the location of existing highways and highways on plats of subdivisions that have been approved by the planning commission.
Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 54-2204, 54-19-104; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-205 - Public hearing - Notice

(a)
Upon receipt of the certified map, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the map, notice of the time and place of which shall be given no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the time fixed for the hearing by one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality.
(b)
The notice shall state the place at which the proposed official map may be examined.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 54-2205, 54-19-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-206 - Adoption and amendment of official map

(a)
After the public hearing, the legislative body may adopt, by resolution or ordinance, the map as certified by the planning commission as the official map.
(b)
Any proposed addition, change or modification of the certified map that is not in accordance with the major highway plan shall be submitted to the planning commission for its approval before any decision by the legislative body on the addition, change or modification.
(c)
The planning commission shall have thirty (30) days after the submission within which to send its report to the legislative body.
(d)
In the event of the commission's disapproval, the addition, change or modification shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the entire membership of the legislative body.
(e)
Amendments of the official map shall be made in the manner required for original adoption.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 54-2206, 54-19-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-207 - Publication and registration

(a)
Notice of any resolution or ordinance adopting an official map, or making any change, addition or modification of the map, shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, and the resolution or ordinance shall not be in force until a notice of the resolution or ordinance is published.
(b)
The notice shall state the substance of the resolution or ordinance and specify where a map of the area under consideration may be examined by the public.
(c)
The legislative body shall record the official map as adopted in the office of the county register.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 54-2207, 54-19-107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-208 - Streets not accepted - Acquisition - Removal from map

(a)
The making or certifying of a map by the planning commission or the adoption or amendment of an official map by the legislative body shall not constitute the opening or establishment of any highway or the taking or acceptance of any land for highway purposes.
(b)
Any highway placed on the official map shall be removed from the map unless the governing body or the department of transportation, as the case may be, has begun acquisition of right-of-way, begun the construction of the highway, or begun the widening or other planned improvement of the highway within the following time limits:
(1)
In the case of federal interstate and defense highways, by the end of 1972;
(2)
In the case of other state highways, a period of seven (7) years; or
(3)
In the case of local highways, a period of three (3) years.
(c)
Upon adoption of an official map, the advance acquisition of rights-of-way for those streets on the official map shall proceed as expeditiously as feasible.
Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 8; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 54-2208, 54-18-209; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-209 - Fund for advance acquisition of Rights-of-way

(a)
From and after the adoption of an official map, the legislative body may establish, by resolution or ordinance, a fund for the advance acquisition of rights-of-way for highways of the county or municipality shown on the official map. In establishing the fund, any revenues may be used that are available for highway purposes, including the state-shared motor fuel and gasoline taxes.
(b)
Taxes may be levied for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the fund and bonds may be issued for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the fund in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as bonds are authorized to be issued for highway purposes.
(c)
State and federal highways shown on the official map shall be given appropriate consideration in the expenditure of available state or federal funds for the acquisition of rights-of-way.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 16; T.C.A., §§ 54-2209, 54-19-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-210 - Public utilities in streets

(a)
Except utilities in highways at the time of the adoption of the official map, no public water facilities, sewer, or other public utility or improvement shall be constructed in any highway unless shown on the official map or as may be otherwise authorized in title 13, chapter 4, part 3, or the subdivision regulations of a municipality.
(b)
Nothing contained in this section or in any other section of this chapter shall be construed to affect any right of a public utility otherwise acquired to cross over or under any highway with its facilities, whether or not the highway is on the official map.
(c)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect any right of a public utility otherwise acquired to locate its facilities upon or along the highway in such a manner as not to interfere with the use or proposed use of the street or highway, whether or not the highway is on the official map.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 17; T.C.A., §§ 54-2210, 54-19-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-211 - Permits to build within boundaries of mapped highway or abandoned highway

(a)
After the adoption of the official map, no building shall be constructed within the boundaries of a mapped highway nor on a highway shown on the map as a proposed abandonment or relocation until a permit has been obtained, except that building construction may be undertaken without a permit, in order that private property rights are fully protected pursuant to this part.
(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as relating to buildings directly concerned with strict and specific agricultural enterprises or uses of land.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 9; T.C.A., §§ 54-2211, 54-19-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-212 - Board of adjustment

(a)
Applications for permits to build within mapped highways or on highways proposed for abandonment shall be made to a board of adjustment to be appointed by the legislative body. The application shall contain adequate information concerning the location and nature of the building or improvement to be constructed.
(b)
The board of adjustment, except as provided in this section, shall be composed of five (5) members who shall be residents of the county or municipality and who shall hold no other public office, either elective or appointive. Members shall be appointed by the chief executive, with the approval of the legislative body, for five-year terms of office. Members shall serve without compensation. The legislative body may remove any member for cause upon written charges and after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as in the case of the original appointments.
(c)
The board shall adopt appropriate rules of organization and procedure, which shall include provisions dealing with the selection of officers and employees deemed necessary, the holding of regular meetings and the keeping of a public record.
(d)
The board may incur expenses for the performance of its duties within the budget appropriated by the legislative body for those purposes, and an application fee to be determined by the legislative body shall be charged and shall accompany each application when submitted.
(e)
In lieu of establishing a board of adjustment, the legislative body may designate an existing board of zoning appeals as a board of adjustment.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 10; T.C.A., §§ 54-2212, 54-19-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-213 - Notice and hearing on permit application

(a)
Before issuing a permit, the board shall hold a public hearing on each application, proper notice of the time and place of which shall be given by fifteen (15) days' notice to the applicant by mail at the address specified in the application and to other interested persons by publication for at least one (1) day in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality.
(b)
Notice also shall be given to the chief executive officer on all matters involving the official map and to the commissioner on those matters involving state or federal highways on the official map.
(c)
The board shall act upon an application for a permit within forty (40) days of its receipt by the board.
Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 54-2213, 54-19-113; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-214 - Granting of permits

The board shall grant a permit for the construction of a building within the boundaries of a mapped highway or on a highway shown on the map proposed for abandonment when the board finds that the building will not substantially destroy the objectives of the official map.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 12; T.C.A., §§ 54-2214, 54-19-114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-215 - Delay in granting permits

(a)
Should the board find and by resolution declare that the construction of a building will substantially destroy the objectives of the official map, the board may delay the granting of a permit for a period not to exceed forty (40) days from the date of adoption of the resolution, during which time the board shall be given a further opportunity to negotiate with the applicant and attempt to reach agreement, to be specified in a permit, as to the location, area, height, character and other details of the proposed construction so that the objectives of the official map may be met.
(b)
During this period, the proper highway officials may also negotiate for the purchase of the property or prepare for condemnation.
(c)
(1)
After the expiration of the forty (40) days, the board shall issue the permit unconditionally; or in the event the board refuses to issue the permit upon demand, the applicant may construct the building without the permit required by this part to ensure preservation of property rights.
(2)
However, any building costing less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall receive a permit to become effective forty (40) days after receipt of the application by the board, and the hearing specified in §
54-18-213
shall not be held in connection with the applications for the permits.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 13; T.C.A., §§ 54-2215, 54-19-115.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-216 - Expiration of permit

Unless the owner proceeds to take the permit within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the forty-day period and proceeds with the construction of the building or structure in accordance with the permit within a period of twelve (12) months, then the owner shall not be entitled to build the building or structure without filing a new application with the board.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 14; T.C.A., §§ 54-2216, 54-19-116.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-217 - Judicial review

A judicial review of the decision of the board of adjustment shall be available under title 27, chapter 9.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 15; T.C.A., §§ 54-2217, 54-19-117.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-218 - Penalties for unlawful building

(a)
The owner, lessee, tenant, or person otherwise in control of any land located within the lines of any mapped highway as shown on an official map, or the agent of the owner, lessee, tenant or controller who erects or constructs on the land any building contrary to or in violation of any provision of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b)
Each and every month during which the illegal building, structure or part of the building or structure continues is a separate offense.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 19; T.C.A., §§ 54-2218, 54-19-118; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-219 - Buildings not on existing or mapped streets

The legislative body may provide by resolution or ordinance that no permit for the erection of any building shall be issued, unless a highway giving access to the proposed building existed and was established by law as a public highway at the time of the establishment of the official map in accordance with this part; provided, that the resolution or ordinance shall contain a provision whereby the applicant for the permit may appeal to the board of adjustment provided for in §
54-18-212
, hearing upon the appeal and notice of which shall be held and given as provided in this part, and the board shall have the authority to authorize a permit, subject to conditions the board may impose, where the circumstances of the case do not require the proposed building to be related to existing streets or to streets shown on the official map, and where the permit would not tend to distort or increase the difficulty of carrying out the official map or master plan of the county or municipality.
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 18; T.C.A., §§ 54-2219, 54-19-119.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 18 - HIGHWAY PLANNING (§§ 54-18-101 — 54-18-220) › Part 2 - PLANS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS (§§ 54-18-201 — 54-18-220) › Section 54-18-220 - Supplementary nature of part - Counties and cities to which applicable

(a)
This part shall not be construed as repealing or impairing any provision of any special or private act relating to the regulation of buildings in mapped highways, and all the provisions of the private act shall remain in full force and effect; but insofar as this part is not inconsistent with the special or private act, this part shall apply to the powers and authorities of the county or municipality.
(b)
This part shall apply to counties and cities within counties having a population of not less than three hundred seventy-five thousand (375,000), according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
(c)
This part shall apply to counties with a population in excess of two hundred thousand (200,000).
Acts 1965, ch. 251, § 20; T.C.A., §§ 54-2220, 54-19-120; T.C.A. §
54-18-221
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-101 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Junkyard Control Act of 1967."
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-102 - Purpose of part

(a)
For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment, operation and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems within this state.
(b)
The general assembly finds and declares that junkyards that do not conform to the requirements of this part are public nuisances.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 2; T.C.A., § 54-2302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-103 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Automobile graveyard" means any establishment or place of business that is maintained, used or operated for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. Ten (10) or more of those vehicles constitute an automobile graveyard;
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;
(3)
"Department" means the department of transportation;
(4)
"Interstate system" means that portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways located within this state, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the department of transportation and approved by the United States secretary of transportation, pursuant to title 23 of the United States Code;
(5)
"Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber, debris, waste, or junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts of junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material;
(6)
(A)
"Junkyard" means an establishment or place of business that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard. "Junkyard" includes scrap metal processors, used auto parts yards, yards providing temporary storage of automobile bodies or parts awaiting disposal as a normal part of the business operation, when the business will continually have like materials located on the premises, garbage dumps and sanitary landfills;
(B)
"Junkyard" does not include a recycling center;
(7)
"Main traveled way" means the traveled way of a highway on which through traffic is carried. In case of a divided highway, the traveled way of each of the separated roadways for traffic in opposite directions is a main traveled way. "Main traveled way" does not include such facilities as frontage roads, turning roadways, or parking areas;
(8)
"Primary system" means that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the Tennessee department of transportation, and approved by the United States secretary of transportation, pursuant to title 23 of the United States Code; and
(9)
"Recycling center" means an establishment, place of business, facility or building that is maintained, operated, or used for the storing, keeping, buying or selling of newspaper or used food or beverage containers for the purpose of converting those items into a usable product.
Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1974, ch. 720, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2303; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 1981, ch. 432, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-104 - Restrictions as to location along certain highways

No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the following:
(1)
Those that are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight;
(2)
Those located within areas that are zoned for industrial use under authority of law;
(3)
Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner; and
(4)
Those that are not visible from the main traveled way of the system.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 4; 1971, ch. 369, § 2; T.C.A., § 54-2304; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-105 - Screening by department of transportation

Any junkyard lawfully in existence on October 1, 1969, that is within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, shall be screened, if feasible, by the department at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for those purposes outside the right-of-way, so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the highways, and the operator shall pay the cost of installation. The commissioner is authorized to seek federal aid funds available for the purpose of screening to help defray the operation cost.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 5; 1971, ch. 369, §§ 1, 3; T.C.A., § 54-2305; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-106 - Rulemaking power of commissioner

The commissioner is given the authority to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations required to carry out this part and
23 U.S.C. § 136
, and to define those types of materials suitable for screening.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 6; 1971, ch. 369, § 2; T.C.A., § 54-2306; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 4; 1988, ch. 513, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-107 - Acquisition of interests in lands - Removal - Screening

(a)
Whenever the department determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of the junkyards, or the screening of the junkyards would not be economically feasible, the department shall have the authority to acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation interests in lands as may be necessary to secure the relocation, removal, or disposal of the junkyards, and to pay for the costs of the relocation, removal, or disposal.
(b)
When the department determines that it is in the best interest of the state, it may acquire lands, or interests in lands, as may be necessary to provide adequate screening of the junkyards.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 7; 1971, ch. 369, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2307; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-108 - Nuisance - Injunction

(a)
The department may apply to any court in the county in which the junkyards are located for an injunction to abate the nuisance.
(b)
The district attorneys general are authorized to assist the department in the enforcement of this part.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 8; 1971, ch. 369, §§ 1, 4; T.C.A., § 54-2308; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-109 - More restrictive law unaffected

Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or affect any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution that is more restrictive than this part.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 9; T.C.A., § 54-2309.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-110 - Agreements with federal government authorized

The commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States secretary of transportation as provided by title 23 of the United States Code relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, and to take action in the name of the state to comply with the terms of the agreement.
Acts 1967, ch. 304, § 10; 1971, ch. 369, § 2; T.C.A., § 54-2310; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-121 - Unlawful locations of vehicle junkyards - Local regulation

(a)
It is unlawful for any junkyard located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway to operate without a junkyard control permit, which permits are authorized to be issued by the commissioner.
(b)
Permits shall be valid for the fiscal year for which issued and shall be subject to renewal from year to year.
(c)
Each application for an original or renewal permit shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), which is not subject to either proration or refund.
(d)
All fees shall be deposited to the highway fund for the administration of this section.
Acts 1974, ch. 720, § 3; 1979, ch. 94, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2313; Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 9; T.C.A., §
54-20-113
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-122 - Local regulation of junkyards

(a)
Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as prohibiting the legislative authority of cities and towns from regulating junkyards within their respective jurisdictions; provided, that the rules or regulations are at least as stringent as those promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in this part.
(b)
Any metropolitan, city or county rule, regulation, ordinance or zoning provision that regulates, prohibits or controls junkyards or scrapyards shall not be construed to apply to, include, prohibit, or regulate recycling centers, as defined in §
54-20-103
.
Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-123 - Applicability of part

(a)
All provisions of this part, except §
54-20-113
, shall apply to automotive dismantlers and recyclers, as defined in §
55-17-102
, that are licensed pursuant to §§
55-17-109(b)
and
55-17-112
.
(b)
It is the express legislative intent that this part not include a city street unless the city street is also a state or federal highway.
(c)
This part shall not apply to any solid waste processing facility or disposal facility or site that is registered in accordance with §
68-211-106
.
(d)
Any person who operates an established place of business licensed pursuant to §
55-17-102
to sell used cars or parts and engages in the business of automotive dismantling or recycling, as defined in §
55-17-102
, without the license required pursuant to §
55-17-109(b)
shall be considered in violation of this part.
Acts 1981, ch. 432, §§ 12, 15; 1983, ch. 355, § 1; 1988, ch. 513, § 2; 1988, ch. 746, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 1 - JUNKYARD CONTROL ACT OF 1967 (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-124) › Section 54-20-124 - Violations - Penalty

(a)
Any person who establishes, operates or maintains a junkyard, or who fails to obtain a permit, contrary to this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b)
Each day's subsequent violation constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1981, ch. 432, § 11; 1988, ch. 746, § 2; 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 2 - AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-201 — 54-20-205) › Section 54-20-201 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Automobile graveyard" means any lot or place that is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five (5) motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it would not be economically practical to make operative, are placed, located or found; and
(2)
"Automobile graveyard" or "automobile junkyard" is not to be construed to mean an establishment having facilities for processing iron, steel or nonferrous scrap and whose principal produce is scrap iron, steel or nonferrous scrap for sale for remelting purposes only.
Acts 1965, ch. 352, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 54-577, 54-5-901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 2 - AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-201 — 54-20-205) › Section 54-20-202 - Limitation on establishment - Exception

(a)
No automobile graveyard shall hereafter be established within five hundred feet (500') of any state highway in this state, nor shall any automobile graveyard hereafter be established within one thousand feet (1,000') of any state highway in this state designated as a United States route by the American Association of State Highway Officials as through routes where official signs designating the highway have been erected indicating the highway to be a United States numbered highway.
(b)
This added restriction on the establishment of automobile graveyards located in relation to the United States numbered routes shall not apply in any case in which the land on which the automobile graveyard is to be established has been specifically designated or zoned for automobile graveyards by the governing body of the county or city in which it is proposed to be established.
Acts 1965, ch. 352, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 54-577, 54-5-902.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 2 - AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-201 — 54-20-205) › Section 54-20-203 - Fence or hedge required

(a)
Any person who maintains an automobile graveyard, any part of which is within five hundred feet (500') of any state highway, shall erect and maintain a fence or hedge around the automobile graveyard.
(b)
The fence or hedge shall be at least six feet (6') high and sufficient to conceal the automobile graveyard from the view of a person standing at the same level as the graveyard; provided, that no fence or hedge shall be required where erection of the fence or hedge would not effectively conceal a substantial portion of the automobile graveyard from the view of a person on the highway.
Acts 1965, ch. 352, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 54-577, 54-5-903.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 2 - AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-201 — 54-20-205) › Section 54-20-204 - Responsibility for removal of automobile graveyard

If any automobile graveyard is located within the limitations fixed in §
54-20-202
to any state highway, the automobile graveyard is not operated as a business by anyone, is not used for any purpose whatsoever, and no one claims ownership of the automobile graveyard, then the owner or owners of the land on which the automobile graveyard is located shall be responsible for the removal of the automobile graveyard.
Acts 1965, ch. 352, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 54-577, 54-5-904.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 20 - JUNKYARDS AND AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-101 — 54-20-205) › Part 2 - AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS (§§ 54-20-201 — 54-20-205) › Section 54-20-205 - Enforcement of provisions - Violation a misdemeanor

(a)
Any citizen of this state may obtain a warrant for the arrest of anyone violating this part, but it is declared to be a specific duty for the members of the Tennessee highway patrol to enforce this part.
(b)
A person violating any provision of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(c)
Each day's subsequent violation constitutes a separate offense.
(d)
In the case of automobile graveyards established prior to March 26, 1965, the owners or operators of the automobile graveyard shall have a reasonable and necessary period of time in which to comply with this part.
Acts 1965, ch. 352, §§ 5, 6; T.C.A., §§ 54-577, 54-5-905; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
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 54-21-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020."
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2601.
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 54-21-103 - Restrictions on outdoor advertising devices on interstate and primary highways

(a)
An outdoor advertising device shall not be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary highway systems in this state except the following:
(1)
Outdoor advertising devices located in areas that are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of local government law and whose size, lighting, and spacing are consistent with customary use as determined by agreement between the state and the secretary of transportation of the United States; and
(2)
Outdoor advertising devices located in unzoned commercial or industrial areas as may be determined by agreement between the state and the secretary of transportation of the United States.
(b)
The following types of signs are not subject to regulation as outdoor advertising devices under subsection (a):
(1)
Official signs and notices, including directional signs, authorized or required by law;
(2)
On-premises devices;
(3)
Signs other than outdoor advertising devices that:
(A)
Have a sign face that does not exceed twenty square feet (20 sq. ft.) in total area; and
(B)
Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights;
(4)
Landmark signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, as authorized under
23 U.S.C. § 131
and
23 CFR 750.710
; and
(5)
Utility signs.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2603; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2.
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 54-21-106 - Disposition of fees

All fees received by the commissioner under §
54-21-104
must be paid into the state treasury and placed in the highway fund for the administration of this chapter, and any fees received in excess of those administration costs shall be allocated to the department's general fund.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1973, ch. 69, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2606; Acts 1980, ch. 470, §2; 2007 , ch. 427, § 8.
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 54-21-108 - Restrictions on outdoor advertising devices adjacent to state highways

(a)
Control of outdoor advertising devices, as provided in §§
54-21-103
and
54-21-104
, is extended to outdoor advertising devices located beyond six hundred sixty feet (660') of the edge of the right-of-way of the federal-aid interstate or primary systems outside of urban areas erected with the purpose of their message being read from the main traveled ways of the systems. Such outdoor advertising devices are prohibited, regardless of whether located in commercial or industrial areas, unless they are of a class or type allowed under existing law within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the edge of the right-of-way of the systems outside of commercial or industrial areas.
(b)
Those outdoor advertising devices lawfully erected prior to July 1, 1976, but prohibited as of July 1, 1976, by subsection (a) shall be removed upon the payment of just compensation in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as outdoor advertising devices lawfully erected within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the edge of the right-of-way of the federal-aid interstate and primary systems outside of commercial and industrial areas.
(c)
Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the commissioner, subject to the concurrence of the secretary of transportation of the United States, to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, of historic or artistic significance, the preservation of which would be consistent with the purposes of this section, are not required to be removed.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 8; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1973, ch. 113, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2608; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2; 1983, ch. 133, § 2.
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 54-21-109 - Damage, destruction, or removal of signs or markers on state highway system

A person shall not erect any sign, or affix another sign to or on any sign erected under the authority of the department, on any right-of-way of any state highway without authorization from the department.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1976, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 54-2609; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2.
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 54-21-110 - Information for traveling public

In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the commissioner is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing other information considered desirable.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 10; T.C.A., § 54-2610; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
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 54-21-111 - Rulemaking and enforcement by commissioner

The commissioner shall promulgate and enforce rules necessary to carry out this chapter and
23 U.S.C. § 131
.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 63, s 1, eff. 3/23/2023.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2611; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2.
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 54-21-112 - Commissioner's authority to enter on property without penalty

The commissioner and all employees under the commissioner's direction, in the performance of their functions and duties under this chapter, may enter into and upon any property, without penalty, upon which an outdoor advertising device is located and make examinations and surveys as may be relevant or dispose of the outdoor advertising device when disposal is provided for under this chapter.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 12; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2612; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2; 1983, ch. 133, § 3.
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 54-21-114 - Exceptions

This chapter does not apply to signs or markers identifying the location or depth of underground communications and power cables, water mains, gas transmission lines, and other utility facilities located within or without the boundary of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary highway systems in the state.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2614; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2; 2006, ch. 678, § 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 54-21-115 - Outdoor advertising on certain interstate highways prohibited - Penalty - Exceptions

No outdoor advertising device shall be erected or continued in use for the purpose of having its message read from the main traveled ways of Interstate 26 from State Route 1 in Sullivan County to State Route 67 in Washington County (formerly Interstate 181), except those portions within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality on March 3, 1994, Interstate 440 in Davidson County, Interstate 640 in Knox County, or the section of State Route 840 in Williamson County from State Route 246 to one (1) mile from the intersection with State Route 100. Failure to comply with this section renders the outdoor advertising device a nuisance, subject to immediate disposal, removal, or destruction and subject to the civil penalty and remedies provided in §
54-21-105
. Valid permits for outdoor advertising devices located along Interstate 640 in Knox County issued prior to May 13, 1982, remain valid after May 13, 1982, and the holders of the permits are permitted to construct, reconstruct, maintain, or repair the outdoor advertising devices according to the original application for which a permit was issued. Valid permits for outdoor advertising devices located along Interstate 26 from State Route 1 in Sullivan County to State Route 67 in Washington County (formerly Interstate 181), issued prior to March 3, 1994, remain valid after March 3, 1994, and the holders of the permits are permitted to construct, reconstruct, maintain, or repair the outdoor advertising devices according to the original application for which a permit was issued.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 15; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2615; Acts 1980, ch. 470, § 2.
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 54-21-117 - Unauthorized removal, cutting, or trimming of vegetation

(a)
If, before obtaining an outdoor advertising device permit and a vegetation control permit, vegetation located on the right-of-way is removed, cut, or trimmed, and application is subsequently made for an outdoor advertising permit, then the commissioner may deny the permit.
(b)
If, before applying for a vegetation control permit, vegetation located on the right-of-way is removed, cut, or trimmed in the vicinity of an outdoor advertising device, which action was reasonably calculated to afford greater visibility of the outdoor advertising device, then the commissioner may revoke the outdoor advertising device permit or permits for the affected outdoor advertising devices.
(c)
Prior to invoking this section, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall advise the affected outdoor advertising device permit applicant or holder, whichever is appropriate, that a preliminary determination of illegality has been made. The party so advised must be given the opportunity to request a hearing to be conducted pursuant to contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, before the commissioner may make a final determination of illegality.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 8, eff. 6/22/2020.
Acts 1972, ch. 655, § 17; T.C.A., § 54-2617.