Tennessee § 65-15-117 - Motor carrier safety improvement.
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§ 65-15-117. Motor carrier safety improvement.
The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's status as an employee or independent contractor, or as a jointly employed employee, under any state law. For purposes of this section, “motor carrier safety improvement” means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate any of the following: Compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws; Safety of a motor vehicle; Safety of the operator of a motor vehicle; or Safety of third-party users of public roadways. Acts 2019, ch. 97, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2019, ch. 97, § 2 provided that nothing in the act shall affect the liability of common carriers, motor carriers, private motor carriers, or trucking companies, as provided in the federal Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. §§ 13901 et seq.); federal motor carrier safety regulations of the federal motor carrier safety administration, compiled in 49 C.F.R. §§ 350 - 399; Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 1; and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 65-15-106 and 65-15-113, pertaining to the supervision and control of motor carrier vehicles and motor buses, including, but not limited to, Tenn. Comp. R. & Reg. 1340-06-01-.08. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 97, § 3. March 28, 2019.
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Section 65-15-117 ("Motor carrier safety improvement.") 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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