Tennessee § 55-4-109 - Number of plates — Issuance.
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§ 55-4-109. Number of plates — Issuance.
In registering any motor vehicle, the county clerk shall cause to be issued one (1) registration plate. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 45 (Williams, § 5538.145); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 6; 1955, ch. 52, § 4; 1959, ch. 26, § 1; 1975, ch. 128, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-409. Code Commission Notes. The second sentence, which read: “The commissioner shall, however, have the authority to permit county clerks to continue issuance of two (2) plates until such time as the existing supply in their hands is exhausted.” was deleted by the Code Commission in 1998 as obsolete.
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