Tennessee § 55-5-107 - Identification numbers — Method of installation.
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§ 55-5-107. Identification numbers — Method of installation.
The identification numbers required by § 55-5-106 shall be placed upon the passenger car and components required to be numbered in a permanent manner so that any attempt to remove, alter, deface, obliterate or destroy them will be ascertainable. The permanent manner required by §§ 55-5-106 — 55-5-110 may be by any suitable manufacturing process that will result in the number becoming a permanent part of the passenger car or component. They shall be of a height and width easily readable by the naked eye. They may consist of letters, numbers, digits or any combination of them. The identification numbers required by § 55-5-106 may be in accordance with recommended practices approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers as to material, lettering, manufacturing and installation. The identification numbers required by § 55-5-106 shall be placed upon the passenger car and required component parts by the manufacturer. Acts 1968, ch. 603, § 3; T.C.A., § 59-507. Cross-References. Vehicle identification requirements only applicable to 1969 or subsequent model, § 55-5-110 .
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Section 55-5-107 ("Identification numbers — Method of installation.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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