Tennessee § 55-53-103 - Equipment requirements.
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§ 55-53-103. Equipment requirements.
An EPAMD shall be equipped with a system that when employed will enable the operator to bring the device to a controlled stop and, if the EPAMD is operated between one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½) hour before sunrise, front, rear and side reflectors and a lamp emitting a white light that, while the EPAMD is in motion, illuminates the area in front of the operator and is visible from a distance of three hundred feet (300') in front of and from the sides of the EPAMD; provided, however, that the provisions of this section requiring the use of reflectors and a lamp during the period between one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½) hour before sunrise shall be deemed to be satisfied if the operator of the EPAMD wears a personal headlight and reflectors. Acts 2002, ch. 734, § 4.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-53-103 ("Equipment requirements.") 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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