Tennessee § 55-50-401 - Limitation on number of driver licenses.
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§ 55-50-401. Limitation on number of driver licenses.
No person who operates a commercial motor vehicle shall have more than one (1) driver license. Acts 1937, ch. 90, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 205, §§ 2, 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 2715.13 (Williams, § 2715.18); Acts 1973, ch. 224, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-706; Acts 1988, ch. 584, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 55-7-106 , 55-7-401 . Code Commission Notes. The phrase “, except during the ten-day period beginning on the date the person is issued a driver license, and, until December 31, 1989, whenever a state law enacted on or before June 1, 1986, requires the person to have more than one (1) driver license” was deleted as obsolete from the end of this section by the code commission in 2012. Compiler's Notes. Former § 55-7-401 was transferred to § 55-7-801 (now § 55-50-801 ) in 1988. Acts 1998, ch. 562, § 3 provided that nothing in that act shall be construed as affecting or altering the provisions of title 55, chapter 50, part 4, relative to commercial driver licenses or the circumstances under which a commercial driver license is required. Cross-References. Certification of school bus drivers, §§ 49-6-2107 , 49-6-2108 . Driving while intoxicated, title 55, ch. 10, part 4.
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