2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 4 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 55-4-NEW — 55-4-702) › Part 3 - SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES - CONTINUED (§§ 55-4-301 — 55-4-399) › Section 55-4-340 - Medical care, schools, and centers

(a)
(1)
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a University of Tennessee Health Science Center new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by §
55-4-210(c)
.
(2)
The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be of an appropriate design representative of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The plates must be designed in consultation with a representative of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, office of communications and marketing.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of University of Tennessee Health Science Center new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in accordance with §
55-4-301
. The funds must be used exclusively to support educational outreach.
(b)
(1)
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED) new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by §
55-4-210(c)
.
(2)
The purpose of the new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) is to honor the contribution of the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED) in protecting and maintaining the public health and welfare. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED).
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED) new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED), in accordance with §
55-4-301
.
(c)
(1)
An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in §
55-4-204
, shall be issued a Remote Area Medical new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by §
55-4-210(c)
.
(2)
The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (c) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Remote Area Medical.
(3)
The funds produced from the sale of Remote Area Medical new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Remote Area Medical in accordance with §
55-4-301
. The funds must be used exclusively to provide free medical, dental, and vision services to the uninsured and underinsured population in this state.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 250, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.