Tennessee § 55-50-334 - Licenses of persons under or attaining twenty-one.
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§ 55-50-334. Licenses of persons under or attaining twenty-one.
If the licensee is less than twenty-one (21) years of age, the license shall: Bear the language “Under 21 Driver License”; Be printed in a vertical or portrait format; and Contain other secure features identifying the licensee as being under twenty-one (21) years of age. Upon attaining the age of twenty-one (21) years, any licensee may obtain a license printed in a horizontal or landscape format without the language required under subdivision (a)(1) by paying the fee for a duplicate license. However, no person shall be required to obtain the duplicate license, until the license expires. 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 , 55-7-334 ; Acts 1989, ch. 60, § 8; 2017, ch. 388, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2017, ch. 388, § 3 provided that the act shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date upon which the commissioner of safety provides written notification to the secretary of state and the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission that the department of safety's driver license program is capable of implementing this act or it shall take effect on July 1, 2018, whichever is earlier, the public welfare requiring it. The act took effect July 1, 2018. Cross-References. Duplicate or substitute licenses, § 55-50-332 . Restricted-use photo ID cards, § 55-50-336 .
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