Tennessee § 55-21-104 - Symbol of access for registrations, placards, decals, and license plates for drivers or passengers with disability.

§ 55-21-104. Symbol of access for registrations, placards, decals, and license plates for drivers or passengers with disability.

The department shall designate the symbol of access adopted pursuant to § 12-2-123 for the issuance of registrations, placards, decals, and license plates to drivers or passengers with a disability under this part. The symbol must be utilized for the issuance of all new registrations, placards, decals, and license plates under this part on or after July 1, 2020. Existing registrations, placards, decals, and license plates must conform to subdivision (a)(1) upon replacement, including upon a request for replacement by a driver or passenger with a disability. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a person requests to replace an existing registration, placard, decal, or license plate in accordance with this subdivision (a)(2)(A), the person must pay the same fee otherwise due for the initial issuance of such registration, placard, decal, or license plate. Subdivision (a)(2)(A) only applies upon the exhaustion of the supply of existing registrations, placards, decals, and license plates. The department may promulgate rules for the purpose of carrying out this subsection (a). The style of registration and license plates for disabled veterans pursuant to § 55-4-256 shall be a recognized symbol for the purposes of this part. Acts 1975, ch. 163, § 4; 1978, ch. 676, § 2; T.C.A., § 59-2204; Acts 1994, ch. 634, § 1; 2018, ch. 1023, § 52; 2019, ch. 112, § 3. Compiler's Notes. 2019, ch. 112, § 1 provided that the act shall be known and may be cited as the “Dynamic Accessibility Act.” Acts 2019, ch. 112, § 8 provided that a state governmental entity that receives documentation from a federal agency that compliance with a provision of the act may jeopardize federal funding or grant money for the state governmental entity is not required to comply with such provision; provided, that the state governmental entity shall comply with each provision of the act that does not jeopardize such federal funding or grant money.