Tennessee § 55-50-337 - Expiration of licenses.
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§ 55-50-337. Expiration of licenses.
Every driver license issued by the department on or after January 1, 2016, shall be issued for a period of eight (8) years excluding Class P licenses, which shall expire one (1) year from the date of initial issuance. The commissioner may issue an initial license or renew a license that shall remain valid for three (3) to eight (8) years in order to transition licensees to an eight-year renewal cycle. License fees due under § 55-50-323 shall be prorated to reflect the appropriate fee for a renewal cycle of lesser length than eight (8) years; provided, that for Class D, Class M, and photo identification licenses, there shall be deducted from the gross prorated fee the amount of two dollars ($2.00). Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, temporary licenses issued pursuant to § 55-50-331(g) shall be valid during the period of time specified in § 55-50-331(g). Any person issued a license or permit prior to July 1, 2004, who is subject to § 55-50-331(g) shall, upon renewal or reapplication, receive, if otherwise eligible, a temporary license, which shall expire in accordance with § 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 , 55-7-337 ; Acts 1990, ch. 830, § 3; 1992, ch. 791, § 6; 2004, ch. 778, § 8; 2007, ch. 194, §§ 22, 23; 2015, ch. 348, § 1; 2019, ch. 145, § 4. Cross-References. Validity of licenses held on July 1, 1989, § 55-50-305 .
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Section 55-50-337 ("Expiration of licenses.") 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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