Title 55, Motor and Other Vehicles

A notice setting forth the provisions of this part shall be provided at least annually by the quality and standards division of the department to every person operating a gasoline service station or other facility that offers gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel for sale to the p…

A notice setting forth the provisions of this part shall be provided by the department of safety to every person who is issued or who renews a disabled person's or disabled veteran's plate or placard.

This part is known and may be cited as the “2021 Precious Cargo Act.”

The purpose of this part is to empower citizens to communicate specific needs to law enforcement and first responders.

(a) (1) At the time of initial application for the registration of a motor vehicle under this part, or upon renewal, an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who needs assistance with expressive language or communicating needs to a first responder, including a law enforcement office…

(a) The commissioner is authorized to adopt policies and procedures as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this part. (b) The commissioner of revenue is authorized to promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5…

(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or conduct any motor vehicle races on any permanent race track or other place for the holding of a motor vehicle race upon which motor vehicles of any description are raced, unless the applicant has insurance for the general publi…

(1) A county legislative body shall have the authority to:(1) Provide for the times, dates, and conditions under which motor vehicle races shall be conducted; and(2) Establish any other rule relative to the regulation and licensure of automobile race tracks that the county legisl…

The practice of participants in motor racing events of releasing the promoters thereof from liability and of assuming liability for any injuries sustained is expressly approved.

A violation of § 55-22-101 is a Class A misdemeanor.

(a) (1) In any county that is a tourist resort county, motor vehicle racing may be permitted on not more than three (3) days a week. If racing is conducted for three (3) days a week, one (1) of the days shall be Sunday.(2) For the purpose of this section, “tourist resort county” …

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Consumer” means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, or the lessee of a motor vehicle, any person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of an express warranty applicable to…

If a new motor vehicle does not conform to all applicable express warranties and the consumer reports the nonconformity, defect or condition to the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer during the term of protection, the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer…

(a) The manufacturer must replace the motor vehicle with a comparable motor vehicle or accept return of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase price if:(1) The nonconformity, defect or condition substantially impairs the motor vehicle; and(2) T…

(a) In the case of a leased vehicle, refunds will be made to the lessor and lessee as follows: The lessee will receive the lessee cost and the lessor will receive the lease price less the aggregate deposit and rental payments previously paid to the lessor for the leased vehicle. …

(a) It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable express warranties, if:(1) The same nonconformity has been subject to repair three (3) or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dea…

(a) If a manufacturer has established or participates in an informal dispute settlement procedure that complies with the provisions of 16 CFR Part 703, as those provisions read on November 3, 1983, and of this chapter, and causes the consumer to be notified of the procedure, the …

(a) Any action brought under this chapter shall be commenced within six (6) months following:(1) Expiration of the express warranty term; or(2) One (1) year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer, whichever is the later date. (1) Expiration of …

If a consumer finally prevails in any action brought under this chapter, the consumer may be allowed by the court to recover as part of the judgment a sum equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees based on actual time expended, determined by t…

A manufacturer, its agent or authorized dealer shall provide to the consumer, each time the consumer's vehicle is returned from being serviced or repaired, a copy of the repair order indicating all work performed on the vehicle, including, but not limited to, parts and labor prov…

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. (b) In no event shall a consumer who has resorted to an informal dispute settlement procedure be precluded from seeking the rights or remedies…

No action shall be commenced or maintained under this chapter against the seller or lessor of a motor vehicle unless the seller or lessor is also the manufacturer, or unless the manufacturer of the motor vehicle is not subject to service of process in this state, or service canno…

Any business entity that purchases a fleet of new motor vehicles, titles the motor vehicles in the business entity's name and sells the vehicles to an individual purchaser shall disclose in writing any remaining manufacturer's warranty on the motor vehicles to the purchaser.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act.”

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the federal Drivers' Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA) (Title XXX of Public Law 103-322) (18 U.S.C. §§ 2721 — 2725), in order to protect the interest of individuals in their personal privacy of prohibiting the disclosure and use of …

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Department” means the department of safety, the department of revenue and the county clerk's office when acting as an agent of these departments, or the duly authorized agents or contractors thereof, responsi…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except as provided in §§ 55-25-105 — 55-25-107, the department, and any officer, employee, agent or contractor thereof, shall not disclose personal information about any person obtained by the department in connection with a motor ve…

(a) Personal information referred to in § 55-25-104 shall be disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and …

Personal information referred to in § 55-25-104 may be disclosed to any requesting person, if the person demonstrates, in the form and manner the department prescribes, that such person has obtained the written consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

(a) The department, or any officer, employee, or contractor of the department, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity:(1) Personal information about any person obtained by the department in connection with a motor vehicle record, except a…

The department may, prior to disclosure of personal information as permitted under §§ 55-25-105 — 55-25-107 require the meeting of conditions by requesting the person for the purposes of obtaining reasonable assurance concerning the identity of the requesting person, and, to the …

The department is authorized to adopt administrative regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The regulations may include procedures under which the department, upon receiving a request for personal information that is not subject to disclosure in accordance with th…

Any person requesting the disclosure of personal information from department records who misrepresents that person's identity or makes a false statement to the department on any application required to be submitted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor, punishabl…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Pedal carriage,” also known as “quadricycle,” means a nonmotorized bicycle with four (4) or more wheels operated by one (1) or more persons for the purpose of, or capable of, transporting additional passenger…

By ordinance of its legislative body, any municipality or metropolitan government may authorize, regulate, and control the commercial use of pedal carriages and rickshaws as modes of transportation-for-hire within entertainment, dining, scenic and/or historic areas of the center …

The definitions in chapter 17 of this title shall also apply to those defined terms used in this chapter.

(1) All funds received by a dealer in a transaction involving the purchase or trade-in, or both, of a motor vehicle intended by the parties to the transaction to be used to:(1) Satisfy obligations secured by a lien or other security interest in a motor vehicle or other tangible p…

(1) Funds held by a manufacturer that are necessary to perform the obligations of the manufacturer to dealers or customers described in this section are trust funds held in trust by the manufacturer for the benefit of any dealer or customer to whom the obligation is owed:(1) Deal…

Funds held by a manufacturer's distributor of motor vehicles that are described in one (1) or more of § 55-27-103(1)-(10), as to which the distributor is obligated to a dealer or customer, are trust funds held in trust by the manufacturer's distributor for the benefit of any deal…

The trust fund status of any funds provided for under this chapter and chapter 24 of this title shall not be defeated by an inability to identify and trace the existence of the specific, precise funds in the account or accounts of the party holding the funds.

(a) A party holding trust funds provided for under this chapter and chapter 24 of this title may not grant to any third party any security or other interest in the trust funds. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), for any manufacturer which, as a result of restructuring or other m…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Recreation Vehicle Franchise Act of 2016.”

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Area of sales responsibility” means the geographical area, agreed to by the dealer and the manufacturer in the manufacturer/dealer agreement, within which area the dealer has the exclusive right to display and sell the manufacturer's new recreatio…

(a) A manufacturer or distributor may only sell a recreational vehicle in this state to or through a dealer having first entered into a manufacturer/dealer agreement with a dealer that has been signed by both parties. (b) The manufacturer shall designate the area of sales respons…

(a) A manufacturer or distributor, directly or through any authorized officer, agent, or employee, may terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a manufacturer/dealer agreement only with good cause. (b) The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of showing good cause for terminatin…

(a) A dealer may terminate or cancel its manufacturer/dealer agreement with a manufacturer or distributor with or without good cause by giving thirty (30) days' written notice. (b) (1) If the termination or cancellation is for good cause, the notice must state all reasons for the…