Tennessee Code — 55
Browse 987 sections in division 55 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 55-1-101. Short title for chapters 1-6.
- § 55-1-102. Definitions of words and phrases generally.
- § 55-1-103. “Autocycle,” “motor bicycle,” “motor vehicle,” “motorcycle,” “vehicle” and “freight motor vehicle” defined.
- § 55-1-104. “Farm tractor,” “motor home,” “truck” and “truck tractor” defined.
- § 55-1-105. “Manufactured home,” “mobile home or house trailer,” “pole trailer,” “semitrailer” and “trailer” defined.
- § 55-1-106. “Essential parts,” “reconstructed vehicle” and “specially constructed vehicle” defined.
- § 55-1-107. “Foreign vehicle” defined.
- § 55-1-108. “Implement of husbandry” defined.
- § 55-1-109. “Special mobile equipment” defined.
- § 55-1-110. “Metal tire,” “pneumatic tire” and “solid tire” defined.
- § 55-1-111. “Commissioner” and “department” defined.
- § 55-1-112. “Lienor,” “owner” and “person” defined.
- § 55-1-113. “Nonresident” defined.
- § 55-1-114. “Dealer,” “manufacturer” and “transporter” defined.
- § 55-1-115. “Place of business” defined.
- § 55-1-116. “Highway” or “street” defined.
- § 55-1-117. “Fixed load vehicle” defined.
- § 55-1-118. “Freight” defined.
- § 55-1-119. “Farm truck” defined.
- § 55-1-120. “Gross weight” defined.
- § 55-1-121. “Odometer” defined.
- § 55-1-122. “Low speed vehicle” defined.
- § 55-1-123. “Golf cart” defined.
- § 55-1-124. “Custom-built car” defined.
- § 55-1-125. “Medium speed vehicle” defined.
- § 55-1-126. “OEM headquarters company” and “OEM headquarters company vehicle” defined.
- § 55-2-101. Administration by commissioner of revenue.
- § 55-2-102. Appointment of subordinates by commissioner — Police powers of employees of special investigations section — Salaries.
- § 55-2-103. Powers and duties of commissioner generally — Rules and regulations.
- § 55-2-104. Forms — Prescribing and providing by commissioner.
- § 55-2-105. Administration of oaths, acknowledgment of signatures and certification of copies of records authorized.
- § 55-2-106. Fee charged for provision of department records.
- § 55-2-107. Applications for certificates of registration or title — Granting or refusing.
- § 55-2-108. Seizure of documents and plates — Review of commissioner's action.
- § 55-2-109. Synopsis of laws — Distribution.
- § 55-2-110. Summoning witnesses and taking testimony authorized — Witness fees.
- § 55-2-111. Notice — Manner of giving — Proof by certificate or affidavit.
- § 55-2-112. Use of funds — Reduction of odometer tampering and fraud.
- § 55-2-113. Authority for the commissioner to accept credit, debit or other financial transaction cards — Surcharge or convenience fees.
- § 55-2-114. Commissioner's authority to permit filing, submission or retention of documents in digital format.
- § 55-2-115. Coordination with original equipment manufacturers to provide notice of recall and availability of repair options — Disclosure of personal information.
- § 55-3-101. Motor vehicles subject to registration and certificate of title provisions — Exceptions — Definition of off-highway motor vehicle.
- § 55-3-102. Driving or moving unregistered vehicle upon highway a misdemeanor — Exception.
- § 55-3-103. Application for certificate of title — Form and contents — Statement of dealer or bill of sale.
- § 55-3-104. Application for certificate of title for specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicles.
- § 55-3-105. Sales or use tax receipt to accompany application for certificate of title.
- § 55-3-106. Inapplicable to vehicles exempt from sales or use tax.
- § 55-3-107. Certificate issued for use in lieu of sales or use tax receipt.
- § 55-3-108. False indication of payment of sales or use tax prohibited.
- § 55-3-109. Penalty for violation of sale or use tax provisions.
- § 55-3-110. Determination that vehicle is not stolen.
- § 55-3-111. Indexes to certificates of title — Manner of keeping.
- § 55-3-112. Refusal to issue certificate — Grounds.
- § 55-3-113. Review of departmental action.
- § 55-3-114. Issuance of certificate of title — Form and contents — Delivery — Lienors holding certificate.
- § 55-3-115. Lost or damaged certificate of title — Replacement.
- § 55-3-116. Assignment of new numbers when serial or motor number obliterated or destroyed.
- § 55-3-117. Rules and regulations governing change of motors.
- § 55-3-118. Transfer of title.
- § 55-3-119. Transferee to reregister vehicle and obtain certificate of title.
- § 55-3-120. Transfers to or from dealers or insurance companies — Salvage title, flood title, or nonrepairable vehicle certificate.
- § 55-3-121. Transfer by operation of law — Special plates — Fee.
- § 55-3-122. New certificate of title issued by department upon satisfaction of certain requirements.
- § 55-3-123. Liens to be noted on certificates of title — County clerk entering lien.
- § 55-3-124. Assignment by person holding lien — Notation of lien — Fee.
- § 55-3-125. Liens and encumbrances — Filing.
- § 55-3-126. Constructive notice of lien upon filing request for notation — Method of giving notice — Perfection of security interest.
- § 55-3-127. Misdemeanors enumerated — Failure to endorse or deliver certificate — Discharge lien — Report discharge of lien — Transferees — Sales and use tax — Impoundment or abandonment of vehicles — Endorsement of change in ownership on title or registration.
- § 55-3-128. Manufactured home affixed to real property.
- § 55-3-129. Reissue of cancelled certificate of title to manufactured home.
- § 55-3-130. Title to replica model custom-built car.
- § 55-3-201. Part definitions.
- § 55-3-202. Owner dismantling or wrecking vehicle to return evidences of title — Rebuilt motor vehicles — Application for new certificate of title.
- § 55-3-203. Records of motor vehicle dismantler and recycler or scrap metal processor — Requirements — Violations and penalties.
- § 55-3-204. Motor vehicle dealer’s license not required for person to sell motor vehicles to automotive dismantlers and recyclers or scrap metal dealers or processors.
- § 55-3-205. Rebuilt motor vehicles — Applications for certificate of title and registration.
- § 55-3-206. Rebuilt motor vehicles — Inspections — Certification.
- § 55-3-207. Rebuilt motor vehicles — Vehicles reconstructed out of state.
- § 55-3-208. Water damaged motor vehicles — Certificate of title.
- § 55-3-209. Disclosure of motor vehicle's previous titling as “salvage” — Written notice to buyer.
- § 55-3-210. Notice of motor vehicle impoundment for manufacture of methamphetamine.
- § 55-4-101. Registration required before operation — Application — Issuance of registration and license plates — Rules and regulations — Temporary permit — Transfer of registration when changing vehicles — Fees — Safety rules for homemade trailers.
- § 55-4-102. Forms for certificates of registration furnished by department — Contents.
- § 55-4-103. Registration plates furnished by department — Form and contents — Size — Replacement plates — Reissue of plates — County name strip — Recycling of plates.
- § 55-4-104. Expiration of certificates and plates — Renewal — Decals — Fees — Renewal of special plates.
- § 55-4-105. Renewal certificates and registration plates — Application — Mail order service — Issuance — Replacement of lost registrations — Locations for obtaining renewal.
- § 55-4-106. Registration indexes — Manner of keeping.
- § 55-4-107. Lost, mutilated or illegible certificates — Replacement — Fee.
- § 55-4-108. Registration certificate to be carried in vehicle or on driver's person — Display — Exception.
- § 55-4-109. Number of plates — Issuance.
- § 55-4-110. Display of registration plates — Manner — Penalty for violation.
- § 55-4-111. Registration fees — Classification of vehicles — Registration taxes.
- § 55-4-112. Registration fees for private and commercial motor vehicles operating for hire and transporting passengers — Fees deemed additional to certain registration fees.
- § 55-4-113. Registration taxes for freight motor vehicles.
- § 55-4-114. Maximum gross weight and ownership displayed on certain vehicles.
- § 55-4-115. “Temporary operation permits,” “trip permit” and “temporary trailer permit” defined — Issuance — Fees.
- § 55-4-116. Additional registration fee for electric vehicles.
- § 55-4-117. Registration fees for dealers, manufacturers and transporters — Dealer plates for use on trucks — Lost plates.
- § 55-4-118. Transfer of registered vehicle by owner — Death of owner.
- § 55-4-119. Transfer by operation of law.
- § 55-4-120. Limited exemption of nonresident owners from registration — Registration required when transporting for hire.
- § 55-4-121. Reciprocal agreements concerning nonresidents.
- § 55-4-122. Interstate carriers — Registration costs — Regulations — Special handling fee.
- § 55-4-123. Rental trucks and truck tractors — Registration — Special handling fee.
- § 55-4-124. Registration of vehicles hauling certain materials.
- § 55-4-125. Implementation of passenger motor vehicle registration or wheel tax incentive for participation in college savings plans.
- § 55-4-126. Permit fees designated for highway maintenance — Effect of loss of federal funds.
- § 55-4-127. Exemptions for volunteer first aid or rescue squad vehicles.
- § 55-4-128. Emissions test grace period — Waiver.
- § 55-4-129. Unlawful removal of registration decal or plate.
- § 55-4-130. Applicability — Passage — Purchasing — Inspection and maintenance programs — Contracts — Remote sensing devices.
- § 55-4-131. Notice of change of address.
- § 55-4-132. Funding for computerized titling and registration system.
- § 55-4-133. Used oil and other automotive fluids collection and recycling — Definitions.
- § 55-4-134. Replica license plates.
- § 55-4-135. Registration of vehicles by owners performing full-time service in the military.
- § 55-4-136. Registration of medium speed vehicles.
- § 55-4-137. Exemption from registration fee for certain veteran or active-duty service members.
- § 55-4-138. Evidence of vehicle registration in electronic format — Acceptable electronic formats.
- § 55-4-139. Designation of owner or lessee of motor vehicle as deaf or hard of hearing.
- § 55-4-140. Exemption for member of volunteer fire department or volunteer local rescue squad.
- § 55-4-141. Authority of department of revenue to issue, suspend, or revoke a registration, permit, plate, or certificate of certain motor carriers.
- § 55-4-201. Part definitions.
- § 55-4-202. Issuance — Applicability of part — Requirements — Plates deemed obsolete due to inactivity.
- § 55-4-203. Issuance — Category — Supplemental registration — Eligibility.
- § 55-4-204. Fees.
- § 55-4-205. Seven characters maximum.
- § 55-4-206. Rules and regulations — Compliance with state license laws — Location for making application for plates — Waiver of county name requirement.
- § 55-4-207. Expiration and renewal.
- § 55-4-208. Reimbursement of cost.
- § 55-4-209. Disabled drivers.
- § 55-4-210. Authorization; issuance.
- § 55-4-211. Computerization of applications and records.
- § 55-4-212. Miscellaneous provisions.
- § 55-4-213. Promotional campaign.
- § 55-4-214. Personalized plates — Fees.
- § 55-4-215. Allocation of revenue from personalized plates.
- § 55-4-216. Allocation of revenue from cultural plates.
- § 55-4-217. Allocation of revenue from cultural earmarked plates.
- § 55-4-218. Allocation of revenue from special purpose and memorial plates.
- § 55-4-219. Governmental service.
- § 55-4-220. General assembly members.
- § 55-4-221. Judiciary members.
- § 55-4-222. Sheriffs.
- § 55-4-223. Emergency personnel.
- § 55-4-224. Firefighters.
- § 55-4-225. Amateur radio station licensees.
- § 55-4-226. Dealers.
- § 55-4-227. OEM headquarters company.
- § 55-4-228. Special purpose nonprofit organization plate.
- § 55-4-229. Legislator Emeritus.
- § 55-4-230. Tennessee Police Benevolent Association.
- § 55-4-231. Retired Female Firefighter.
- § 55-4-232. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-233. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
- § 55-4-241. Collegiate plates.
- § 55-4-242. Penn State University alumnus.
- § 55-4-243. University of Florida alumnus.
- § 55-4-244. University of Arkansas alumnus.
- § 55-4-245. University of Mississippi alumnus.
- § 55-4-246. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-251. Annual verification process for memorial registration plates and military registration plates.
- § 55-4-252. United States military — Active, retired and honorably discharged members — Military reserves.
- § 55-4-253. Honorably discharged veterans.
- § 55-4-254. United States reserve forces.
- § 55-4-255. National guard members.
- § 55-4-256. Disabled veterans.
- § 55-4-257. Holders of the Purple Heart.
- § 55-4-258. Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
- § 55-4-260. Bronze Star (Meritorious) and Air Medal (Meritorious) recipients.
- § 55-4-261. Former prisoners of war.
- § 55-4-262. Pearl Harbor survivors.
- § 55-4-263. Enemy evadees.
- § 55-4-264. Gold star family.
- § 55-4-265. Blue Star family.
- § 55-4-266. Surviving spouse decal — Fees.
- § 55-4-267. Tennessee woman veteran.
- § 55-4-268. Submarine veteran.
- § 55-4-269. Tennessee state guard.
- § 55-4-270. United States coast guard auxiliary.
- § 55-4-271. Motorcycle registration plate for owner or lessee eligible for national guard plate, state guard plate, memorial plate, or military plate.
- § 55-4-272. Paratrooper.
- § 55-4-273. Members of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
- § 55-4-274. Rakkasans.
- § 55-4-275. Legion of Merit.
- § 55-4-276. Women Veterans of Color.
- § 55-4-277. Disabled Veteran (service-connected).
- § 55-4-291. “Children First!”
- § 55-4-292. “Helping schools” volunteers.
- § 55-4-293. Supporter of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- § 55-4-294. African-American fraternity or sorority members.
- § 55-4-295. Environmental.
- § 55-4-296. Friends of Great Smoky Mountains.
- § 55-4-297. Nongame and endangered wildlife species.
- § 55-4-298. Agriculture.
- § 55-4-299. Ducks Unlimited.
- § 55-4-301. Allocation of revenue from new specialty earmarked plates.
- § 55-4-302. National Rifle Association.
- § 55-4-303. Trout Unlimited.
- § 55-4-304. Smallmouth bass.
- § 55-4-305. Sportsman.
- § 55-4-306. National Wild Turkey Federation.
- § 55-4-307. Fish and wildlife species.
- § 55-4-308. Eagle Foundation.
- § 55-4-309. Tennessee Wildlife Federation.
- § 55-4-310. Tennessee wildlife federation nongame and education programs.
- § 55-4-311. Appalachian Trail.
- § 55-4-312. Share the road.
- § 55-4-313. Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms.
- § 55-4-314. Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters.
- § 55-4-315. Radnor Lake.
- § 55-4-316. Tennessee Walking Horse.
- § 55-4-317. Animal friendly.
- § 55-4-318. Save the Bees.
- § 55-4-319. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-320. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-321. Civil War Preservation.
- § 55-4-322. Sons of Confederate Veterans.
- § 55-4-323. Friends of Sycamore Shoals Historic Area, Inc.
- § 55-4-324. Support Our Troops.
- § 55-4-325. Tennessee Sheriffs' Association.
- § 55-4-326. Fraternal Order of Police members.
- § 55-4-327. International Association of Firefighters.
- § 55-4-328. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-329. Masons.
- § 55-4-330. Historic Franklin.
- § 55-4-331. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-332. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-333. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-334. Tennessee Titans.
- § 55-4-335. Nashville Predators.
- § 55-4-336. Memphis Grizzlies.
- § 55-4-337. [Transferred.]
- § 55-4-338. University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers' NCAA National Championships.
- § 55-4-339. University of Tennessee National Championship.
- § 55-4-340. Alumni Program of University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- § 55-4-341. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. [Effective until November 1, 2020. See version effective November 1, 2020.]
- § 55-4-341. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. [Effective November 1, 2020. See version effective until November 1, 2020.]
- § 55-4-342. Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
- § 55-4-343. East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
- § 55-4-344. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-345. Niswonger Children's Hospital.
- § 55-4-346. Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED).
- § 55-4-347. Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
- § 55-4-348. Nurses.
- § 55-4-349. “Driving To A Cure” (Pink Ribbon).
- § 55-4-350. Choose Life.
- § 55-4-351. Youth villages.
- § 55-4-352. Dollywood Foundation.
- § 55-4-353. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-354. Autism Awareness.
- § 55-4-355. Pat Summitt Foundation.
- § 55-4-356. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-357. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-358. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-359. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-360. I RECYCLE.
- § 55-4-361. Linemen Power Tennessee.
- § 55-4-362. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-363. [Obsolete.]
- § 55-4-364. Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum.
- § 55-4-365. Tennessee Association of Realtors.
- § 55-4-366. Jackson State University.
- § 55-4-367. University of Miami.
- § 55-4-368. University of Texas.
- § 55-4-369. West Virginia University.
- § 55-4-370. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
- § 55-4-371. Down syndrome awareness.
- § 55-4-372. ALS Awareness.
- § 55-4-373. Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- § 55-4-374. African American Breast Cancer Awareness.
- § 55-4-375. Childhood Cancer Awareness.
- § 55-4-376. Loyal Order of Moose.
- § 55-4-377. Isaiah 117 House.
- § 55-4-378. Habitat for Humanity.
- § 55-4-379. Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- § 55-4-380. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
- § 55-4-381. The Center for Living and Learning, lnc. [Effective until November 1, 2020. See version effective November 1, 2020.]
- § 55-4-381. The Center for Living and Learning, lnc. [Effective November 1, 2020. See version effective until November 1, 2020.]
- § 55-4-382. Greene County School System.
- § 55-4-383. Service Dogs Changing Lives.
- § 55-4-384. Enjoy the Ride.
- § 55-4-385. 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle.
- § 55-4-386. Big Brothers Big Sisters.
- § 55-4-387. Women's Suffrage Centennial.
- § 55-4-401. Permit to move mobile home in state.
- § 55-4-402. “Mobile home” defined.
- § 55-4-403. Time restrictions of transport — Enforcement by electronic surveillance.
- § 55-4-404. Issuing of permits in owner's name — Display of permits — Validity of permits.
- § 55-4-405. Length standards — Single trip or annual permit — Fees.
- § 55-4-406. Width standards — Types of permit — Fee schedule.
- § 55-4-407. Permit for exceptionally tall mobile homes — Fee — Routing instructions.
- § 55-4-408. Compliance with § 55-7-205.
- § 55-4-409. Category of size for which permits required.
- § 55-4-410. Rules and regulations — Affirmative duty of transporter to ensure safety.
- § 55-4-411. Administration by department of transportation — Required posting of placard.
- § 55-4-412. Penalty for violating part.
- § 55-4-413. Liability for damages to highways, bridges and other road structures.
- § 55-4-501. “Fleet” defined.
- § 55-4-502. Annual fleet registration.