Tennessee § 4-3-1107 - Display of vehicle abuse hotline decal on vehicles managed by department of general services.

§ 4-3-1107. Display of vehicle abuse hotline decal on vehicles managed by department of general services.

The department of general services shall ensure that all vehicles purchased or leased with funds appropriated by the state and managed by the department of general services for the use of any department, office, or agency of the state display a vehicle abuse hotline decal. This subsection (a) shall apply only to vehicles displaying a governmental service registration plate of distinctive design issued under § 55-4-219; provided, that this subsection (a) shall not apply to vehicles used by state law enforcement agencies or the department of military. The decal shall contain a telephone number or website information through which complaints regarding potential misuse of a state vehicle, including speeding, texting and driving, or reckless driving, can be submitted. The department shall establish and maintain a vehicle abuse hotline and website through which complaints regarding potential misuse of a state vehicle can be submitted. The department shall also establish procedures for notifying departments, offices, and agencies of the state regarding any complaints received and for responding as necessary to those persons submitting complaints. The cost of implementation of this section shall be provided from within existing resources of the department. Acts 2018, ch. 982, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1999, ch. 457, § 7, which was added as § 4-3-1012 , provided for the transfer of the office of energy management, described in part 11 of this chapter, from the department of general services to the department of finance and administration, as to any functions related to the energy management program for state buildings and state-owned facilities. Section 7 of the act further provided that all staff, staff positions, equipment, supplies, property, funds and other resources of the functions referenced above shall be transferred to the department of finance and administration. Pursuant to section 7 of the act, energy management functions not related to state buildings and state-owned facilities shall remain with the department of general services. Former § 4-3-1107 , concerning development and implementation of an energy management program, was transferred to § 4-3-1017 by Acts 2007, ch. 72, § 3, effective July 1, 2007. The reference in subsection (a) to “55-4-223” was changed to “55-4-219” in light of the renumbering of that section pursuant to Acts 2018, ch. 1023, § 49. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 982, § 2. January 1, 2019; provided that for the purposes of establishing the hotline, website, and necessary procedures, the act took effect May 21, 2018.