Tennessee § 55-4-406 - Width standards — Types of permit — Fee schedule.

§ 55-4-406. Width standards — Types of permit — Fee schedule.

A permit is required for the transport of any mobile home exceeding eight feet six inches (8' 6") in width. Transport of mobile homes exceeding eighteen feet (18') in width are not permitted. Permits authorized pursuant to this section may be issued on either a short-term basis or an annual basis for movements not exceeding sixteen feet (16') in width. Movements in excess of sixteen feet (16') in width may be permitted only on a single-trip basis and shall be escorted in accordance with § 55-4-110. Single-trip permits are valid for six (6) days from the date of issuance. Annual permits are valid for three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of issuance. The fee schedule for permits issued pursuant to this section is as follows: For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - fifty dollars ($50.00); For single-trip, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - one hundred dollars ($100); For single-trip, in excess of sixteen feet (16') wide to eighteen feet (18') wide - two hundred dollars ($200); For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to fourteen feet (14') wide - one thousand dollars ($1,000); and For annual permit, eight feet six inches (8' 6") wide to sixteen feet (16') wide - two thousand dollars ($2,000). Acts 2002, ch. 803, § 6; 2020, ch. 786, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Former part 4, §§ 55-4-401 — 55-4-410 (Impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. Am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1963, ch. 161, §§ 1-7; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, §§ 5, 7; T.C.A., §§ 59-454 — 59-460, 59-463; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1996, ch. 761, §§ 1, 2), concerning mobile homes, was repealed effective October 1, 2002 by Acts 2002, ch. 803, §§ 1 through 13, which also enacted a new title 55, ch. 4, part 4 concerning movements of manufactured homes, effective October 1, 2002. Acts 2002, ch. 803, § 17, provided that the act take effect June 5, 2002, for the purpose of promulgating rules and regulations, and that for all other purposes, the act is effective October 1, 2002. Acts 2020, ch. 786, § 4 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to permits issued and transports occurring on or after October 1, 2020. Amendments. The 2020 amendment rewrote (a) which read: “A permit shall be required for the transport of any mobile home exceeding eight feet six inches (8' 6") in width. Transport of mobile homes exceeding 16 feet (16') in width shall not be permitted. Permits authorized pursuant to this section may be issued on either a short-term basis or an annual basis. Short-term permits shall be valid for six (6) days from the date of issuance. Annual permits shall be valid for three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of issuance.”; substituted “is” for “shall be” in (b); substituted “single-trip for “short term” in (b)(1) and (2); and added (b)(3) and redesignated following subdivisions accordingly. Effective Dates. Acts 2020, ch. 786, § 4. October 1, 2020.