Tennessee § 55-50-332 - Lost permits or licenses — Duplicates or substitutes.

§ 55-50-332. Lost permits or licenses — Duplicates or substitutes.

In the event that a learner permit, intermediate driver license or driver license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the permit or license was issued may, upon payment of the required fee, obtain a duplicate or substitute thereof, upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that the permit or license has been lost or destroyed, and further provide proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant is indeed the person to whom the permit or license was issued. Duplicate licenses obtained during the normal eight-year cycle shall expire eight (8) years from the date of issuance, excluding Class P licenses, which shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance. Duplicate temporary licenses obtained in place of temporary licenses, issued pursuant to § 55-50-331(g), shall be valid during the period of time specified in § 55-50-331(g). Acts 1937, ch. 90, § 6; 1943, ch. 56, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 2715.14 (Williams, §§ 2715.19, 2715.19a); Acts 1955, ch. 114, § 4; 1967, ch. 97, § 1; 1967, ch. 370, § 1; 1969, ch. 176, §§ 1, 2; 1970, ch. 352, § 1; 1972, ch. 652, § 1; 1974, ch. 444, §§ 3, 4; 1974, ch. 748, § 31; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-707; Acts 1980, ch. 817, § 1; 1982, ch. 767, § 1; 1984, ch. 942, § 1; 1987, ch. 446, § 9; 1988, ch. 584, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 55-7-107 , 55-7-332 ; Acts 2000, ch. 700, § 11; 2004, ch. 778, § 7; 2007, ch. 194, §§ 19, 20; 2015, ch. 348, § 7. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2000, ch. 700, § 13 provided that the commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of the act. Acts 2000, ch. 700, § 14 provided that the act shall only take effect if sufficient funds to implement the provisions of the act are included in the general appropriations act for the fiscal year in which the act becomes effective. Sufficient funds to implement Acts 2000, ch. 700 were included in the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2000. Cross-References. Photographs of licensees under twenty-one, photographs and licenses of licensees turning twenty-one, § 55-50-334 .