Tennessee § 55-4-329 - Masons.

§ 55-4-329. Masons.

An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of Tennessee, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Masons new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). The application for the new specialty earmarked plates shall be accompanied by proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, certifying that the applicant is a member, or the spouse of a member, of the Free and Accepted Masons. The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this section shall contain the logo of the Free and Accepted Masons and shall be designed in consultation with the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Tennessee. Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202, the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Masons new specialty earmarked license plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and shall pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in § 55-4-204 prior to the issuance of the plate. The motorcycle plates authorized by this section shall be substantially the same in design and configuration, allowing for variations due to size restrictions, as the regular motor vehicle registration plates authorized by § 55-4-203(c)(7), as applicable. Funds produced from the sale of the Masons new specialty earmarked license plates shall be allocated to the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home of Tennessee fund in accordance with § 55-4-301. Upon the death of the spouse who was entitled to receive the Masons new specialty earmarked license plate, the widow shall be entitled to receive a Masons new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle owned or leased by such widow, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the death certificate. Acts 2006, ch. 911, § 3; 2008, ch. 1165, § 18; 2013, ch. 484, § 11; 2018, ch. 1023, § 49; T.C.A. § 55-4-248 ; Acts 2020, ch. 660, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For the Preamble of the act regarding special license plates, please refer to Acts 2008, ch. 1165. In view of § 55-4-201(e) [now § 55-4-202(e) ], former § 55-4-248 (Acts 2002, ch. 876, § 16) was deleted as obsolete and invalid by the code commission in 2005, as the Memphis Zoo plates named in this section did not qualify for initial issuance. Acts 2006, ch. 911, § 4 provided that this section applies to the issuance and renewal of all Masons license plates on or after July 1, 2006. Amendments. The 2020 amendment inserted “, or the spouse of a member,” following “certifying that the applicant is a member” in (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2020, ch. 660, § 51. July 1, 2020. Cross-References. Issuance of special license plates, §§ 55-4-202 , 55-4-203 .