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Tennessee Statutes, Title 55

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Title 55, Motor and Other Vehicles

35 chapters · 988 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 55988 Ch 4, Registration and Licensing of Motor …191 Ch 8, Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the…120 Ch 10, Accidents, Crimes and Penalties97 Ch 50, Uniform Classified and Commercial Dr…80 Ch 12, Financial Responsibility69 Ch 17, Vehicle Sales Licenses50 Ch 9, Equipment — Lighting Regulations49 Ch 3, Certificates of Title40 Ch 5, Anti-Theft Provisions36 Ch 7, Size, Weight and Load28 Ch 1, Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Law26 Ch 21, Disabled Drivers and Passengers25 Ch 31, Modernization of Towing, Immobilizat…18 Ch 2, Administration by Department of Revenue15

12 sections·Filtered byTitle 55✕Ch 19✕

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-101 Issuance of licenses authorized
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The commissioner of safety is authorized to issue licenses for the operation of commercial driver training schools and licenses for instructors in these schools.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-102 Operation of schools without license unlawful
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It is unlawful for any commercial driver training school to operate without a current license issued by the commissioner of safety.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-103 Acting as instructor without license unlawful
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It is unlawful for any person to act as an instructor in any commercial driver training school without a current license to act as an instructor issued by the commissioner.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-104 Guidelines for establishing requirements for granting licenses
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(a) By rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, the commissioner may establish reasonable requirements for the granting of these licenses. Requirements for the granting of licenses to commercial drive…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-105 Conduct of schools and instructors — Rules and regulations

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The commissioner also may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations for the conduct of commercial driver training schools and of instructors in the schools.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-106 Rules and regulations — Power to rescind, modify or promulgate

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The commissioner has the power to rescind or modify any rule or regulation authorized by this chapter and to promulgate additional rules and regulations from time to time.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-107 Suspension or revocation of licenses — Infraction — Hearing

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For the violation of any duly promulgated rule or regulation, the commissioner has the power, after a hearing, to suspend or revoke the license of the school or of the instructor licensed under this chapter, as the case may be.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-108 Proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses — Review — Reexamination

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(a) In all proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this chapter, the holder of the license shall be served with a complaint specifying the charges against the holder and shall be given fifteen (15) days' notice to prepare for a hearing, where the holder sha…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-109 “Commercial driver training school” defined

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“Commercial driver training school,” for the purposes of this chapter, means a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership or corporation for the education and training of individuals, either practically or theoretically, or both, to operate or drive …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-110 Fees for licenses

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(a) Licenses issued by the commissioner of safety pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for the calendar year for which they are issued, and shall be subject to renewal from year to year. (b) Each application for an original or renewal commercial driver training school license …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-111 Operation of school or acting as instructor without license a misdemeanor

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(a) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any individual to direct or operate, alone or in conjunction with others, any commercial driver training school without being currently licensed pursuant to this chapter. (b) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to act as instructor in a …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-19-112 Examinations — Certification that applicant has successfully completed school requirements

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(a) All written examinations used by commercial driver training schools shall be numbered and maintained by the driving school. Each driving school shall maintain a list of all written examinations. Written examinations shall be maintained in a manner that ensures the integrity a…