Tennessee § 54-16-108 - Rules of the road — Violations — Penalties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 54-16-108 — Rules of the road — Violations — Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-16-108. Rules of the road — Violations — Penalties.
It is unlawful for any person to: Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across any curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line on controlled-access facilities; Make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb section, separation or line; Drive any vehicle except in the proper lane provided for that purpose and in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb, separation section or line; or Drive any vehicle into the controlled-access facility from a local service road, except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb, dividing section or dividing line that separates the service road from the controlled-access facility proper. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1955, ch. 147, § 8; T.C.A., § 54-2008; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Rules of the road, title 55, ch. 8. Cited: Hurd v. Flores, 221 S.W.3d 14, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 403 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 13, 2006); Shelby County v. Crews, 315 S.W.3d 477, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 783 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 23, 2009); State v. Schoenthal, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 294 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 27, 2011).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-16-108 ("Rules of the road — Violations — Penalties.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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