Tennessee § 55-10-703 - Withdrawal of denial order — Eligibility for driver license — Driver safety or alcohol education programs.

§ 55-10-703. Withdrawal of denial order — Eligibility for driver license — Driver safety or alcohol education programs.

If a court withdraws an order issued pursuant to § 55-10-701 , the offender may obtain a certified copy of the order of withdrawal and within ten (10) days after it is issued present it, along with an application fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), to the department of safety, and the offender shall become eligible to receive a Tennessee driver license upon reaching proper age, complying with all testing requirements and paying all other driver license fees. Additionally, before an offender becomes eligible to receive a driver license under this section, the court shall require the offender to complete, to the court's satisfaction, a driver's safety course certified by the department or an early intervention program or a youth alcohol safety education program certified by the department of mental health and substance abuse services or weapons safety course certified by the department of safety. Acts 1989, ch. 64, § 4; 1993, ch. 164, § 3; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010, ch. 1100, § 89; 2012, ch. 575, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Attorney General Opinions. Applicability, applicants for “restricted licenses,” OAG 90-58, 1990 Tenn. AG LEXIS 58 (5/19/90).