Tennessee § 55-1-117 - “Fixed load vehicle” defined.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-1-117 — “Fixed load vehicle” defined., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-1-117. “Fixed load vehicle” defined.
“Fixed load vehicle” means any vehicle not designed or used to carry, convey or move any freight, property, article or thing over the highways, except its own weight of any equipment, appliance or apparatus constructed as a part of, or permanently attached to, the body of the vehicle. “Fixed load vehicle” includes well-drilling apparatus, cranes and portable feed mills and such other vehicles as are within the general terms hereof, the primary use of which is not upon the highways and streets of this state, but does not include wreckers or tow cars equipped with cranes, hoists or dollies and used for transporting wrecked motor vehicles or motor vehicles designed to deliver ready mixed concrete. Acts 1957, ch. 244, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-117.
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Section 55-1-117 ("“Fixed load vehicle” defined.") 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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