Tennessee § 65-15-107 - Interstate permits.
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§ 65-15-107. Interstate permits.
It is unlawful for any motor carrier, contract hauler, or exempt for-hire motor carrier to use any of the public highways of this state for the transportation of persons or property, or both, in interstate or intrastate commerce, without first having received a permit from the department or from any state designated as the base jurisdiction state for that carrier pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 11506 [omitted] as amended by § 4005 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Violators are subject to penalty pursuant to § 65-15-113. Such interstate permits, when issued, shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the department may thereafter legally prescribe. Acts 1933, ch. 119, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 5501.5; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; Acts 1959, ch. 317, § 1; 1977, ch. 425, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1507; Acts 1993, ch. 327, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 305, §§ 30, 31; 1999, ch. 97, §§ 6-8. Compiler's Notes. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, referred to in this section, is codified primarily in U.S.C., title 49. 49 U.S.C. § 11506 was omitted in the general revision of this Subtitle IV. Interstate Transportation, by Act Dec. 29, 1995, P.L. 104-88, Title I, § 102(a), 109 Stat. 804, effective Jan. 1, 1996. Section 11506 provided for registration of motor carriers by a state. For current similar provisions, see now 49 USC § 14504a relating to the Unified Carrier Registration System plan and agreement. Cross-References. Liability insurance required, § 65-15-110 . Procedure for obtaining certificate or permit, § 65-15-109 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Carriers, § 58. Law Reviews. Report on Administrative Law to the Tennessee Law Revision Commission, 20 Vand. L. Rev. 777 (1967).
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