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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

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-414 Farm-related service industry employee restricted commercial driver license
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(a) The commissioner may issue a farm-related service industry employee restricted commercial driver license to a person who:(1) Is an employee of:(A) An agri-chemical business;(B) A custom harvester;(C) A farm retail outlet or supplier; or(D) A livestock feeder;(2) Satisfies all…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-415 Third-party skill testing program
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(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Entity” means:(A) A private corporation with at least one (1) employee, licensed to do business by the secretary of state, but not an individual person; or(B) A local, county, or state government, or subdivis…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-416 Entry-level driver training
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(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Approved FMCSA training provider” means an entity that is listed on the FMCSA training provider registry; and(2) “Entry-level driver training” means training that a driver receives from an entity listed on th…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-417 Federal clearinghouse
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(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “CDLIS” means the commercial driver license information system maintained by the FMCSA;(2) “Clearinghouse” means the drug and alcohol clearinghouse maintained by the FMCSA; and(3) “Downgrade”:(A) Means:(i) To …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-418 Audits — Research partnership

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(a) (a) The department shall periodically audit CDL skills tests conducted by department employees. The audit may include, but is not limited to, overt observation of skills examinations, covert observations of skills examinations, and co-scoring of skills examinations.(b) By Jan…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-419 Strict liability for accidents committed by illegal aliens

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(a) A direct employer who knowingly employs and permits a person unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle, and any official or employee of any state who recklessly issues a commercial driver license to a person unlawfully present in the United…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-501 Mandatory revocation of licenses — Causes — Suspension of license until judgment for personal or property damage paid

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(a) The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any operator or chauffeur upon receiving a record of the operator's or chauffeur's conviction of any of the following offenses, when the conviction has become final:(1) Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor v…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-502 Suspension of licenses — Hearings — Period of suspension or revocation — Surrender of license — Restricted license — Operating under license of another jurisdiction prohibited — Appeal

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(a) (1) The department is authorized to suspend the license of an operator or chauffeur upon a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the licensee:(A) Has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation of license is required upon conviction; provided, that …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-503 Surrender of license — Forwarding surrendered license and record of convictions to department — Report of convictions — Recommendation of suspension

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(a) Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which this chapter makes mandatory the revocation of the operator's or chauffeur's license of the person by the department, the court in which the conviction is had shall require the surrender to it of all operator's and cha…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-504 Driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked — Minors — Forfeiture — Notice

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(a) (1) A person who drives a motor vehicle within the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained that is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or the premises of any shopping center, manufactured housing complex or apartmen…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-505 Driver improvement program — Points — Suspension — Restrictions — Incompetent or unqualified drivers — Reexamination

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(a) (1) (A) The department shall conduct a driver improvement program whereby it is authorized to evaluate driver records based on accidents and/or convictions for traffic violations of the drivers, and may assign a point value according to the seriousness of the accident or movi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-506 Driving while in possession of methamphetamine

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(a) (1) A person who drives a motor vehicle within the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained that is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or the premises of any shopping center, manufactured housing complex, apartment …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-507 Community service in lieu of payment of fines and costs

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By a majority vote of the applicable local legislative body, any county or city may, by resolution or ordinance, establish a program that allows any person who is indigent and who has been convicted of driving while the person's license is cancelled, suspended, or revoked in viol…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-508 Minors withdrawn from secondary school — Administrative review of license revocation

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(a) Any person who has received a notice of revocation under § 55-50-502(a)(1)(J) may request an administrative review. The request shall be accompanied by any relevant evidence, deemed appropriate by the department, which the person wants the department to consider in reviewing …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-509 Minors withdrawn from secondary school — Revocation hearing

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(a) Any person who has received a notice of revocation may make a written request for a review of the department's determination by the department at a hearing. The request shall be made on a form available from the department. If the person's driver license has not been previous…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-510 Minors withdrawn from secondary school — Judicial review of license revocation

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(a) Within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the final determination of the department following a hearing under § 55-50-509, a person aggrieved by the determination shall have the right to file a petition in the chancery court of the county of the person's residence for judici…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-511 Applicability of Uniform Administrative Procedures Act

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The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, applies to the extent it is consistent with proceedings under §§ 55-50-509 and 55-50-510 relating to the administrative hearing and judicial review.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-512 Order of suspension for a conviction or adjudication

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(a) The trial judge of the court wherein a juvenile is convicted, or the judge of the juvenile court wherein a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, for committing an offense requiring a mandatory calendar year suspension from school as mandated by § 49-6-3401(g), or for an offense…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-601 Misdemeanors

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(1) It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to:(1) Display or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession, any cancelled, revoked, suspended, or fraudulently altered driver license, certificate of driving or other government-issued photo identification …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-602 Reproductions or facsimiles — Penalties

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(a) It is an offense for any person to:(1) Photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce any driver license, certificate of driving or other government-issued photo identification document or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid lice…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-603 Penalty for other violations

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Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter for which punishment has not been otherwise provided for in this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-604 Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures

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All fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under this chapter shall be paid over within fifteen (15) days following the last day of the month in which the fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds were received to the department of safety with a statement …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-701 Part definitions

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(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Citation” means any citation, summons, ticket, or other document issued by an arresting officer for violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule, or regulation, ordering the arrested motorist to appear in court o…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-702 Authority to make agreements — Contents of agreement

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(a) The commissioner may execute a reciprocal compact or agreement not inconsistent with this part with the motor vehicle administrator or other authorized official of any other state concerning the appearance of a person licensed in one (1) state to answer a summons for a traffi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-703 Procedures used by law enforcement officers

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a law enforcement officer observing a violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule, or regulation by a nonresident shall issue a citation as appropriate and shall not, subject to subsection (b), require the nonresident to post col…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-704 Noncompliance — Powers and duties of commissioner

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(a) Upon receipt of a report of noncompliance, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the report to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses in the reciprocating state in which the nonresident is licensed. (b) When the licensing authority of a reciprocating s…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-705 Nonresidents — Citation — Collateral or bond — Surrender of nonresident's license — Temporary driving permit

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a Tennessee highway patrol officer observing a violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation by a nonresident shall issue a citation as appropriate and shall require the nonresident to post collateral or bond to secur…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-901 Short Title

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This part may be known and cited as the “Interstate Driver License Compact.”

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-902 Interstate Driver License Compact

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Article I. Findings and Declaration of Policy. The Interstate Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining the compact and in the form substantially as follows:Article I. Findings and Declaration of Policy. (a) The part…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-903 Administrator

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The commissioner of safety, or the commissioner's designee, is the administrator of the Interstate Driver License Compact.