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§ 55-10-704. Confiscation of Offender’s Driver License

At the time of a conviction or adjudication by the court, the court shall remove from the offender’s possession any Tennessee driver license currently held by the offender and forward it to the driver control division. If the offender is the holder of a driver license from another jurisdiction, the court shall not collect the […]

§ 55-10-423. Confidentiality of Information About Interlock Program Participant

All documents, records, identifying information, monitoring data or results and other information recorded, collected, maintained, transmitted or stored by an ignition interlock provider about or concerning an interlock program participant is confidential and not available for public inspection. All such information shall retain its confidentiality when it is transmitted, electronically or otherwise, maintained and stored, […]

§ 55-10-413. Additional Fees — Ignition Interlock Fee — Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Fee — Blood Alcohol Concentration Test (Bat) Fee — Blood Alcohol or Drug Concentration Test (Badt) Fee — Tbi Toxicology Unit Intoxicant Testing Fund

In addition to all other fines, fees, costs and punishments now prescribed by law, an ignition interlock fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be assessed for each violation of § 55-10-401, which occurred on or after July 1, 2010, and resulted in a conviction for such offense. In addition to all other criminal penalties, costs, […]

§ 55-10-414. Seizure and Forfeiture of Vehicles

The vehicle used in the commission of a person’s second or subsequent conviction of § 55-10-401, or the second or subsequent conviction of any combination of § 55-10-401, and a statute in any other state prohibiting driving under the influence of an intoxicant, is subject to seizure and forfeiture in accordance with the procedure established […]

§ 55-10-415. Underage Driving While Impaired — Penalties

A person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not drive or be in physical control of an automobile or other motor-driven vehicle while: Under the influence of any intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or combination thereof that impairs the driver’s ability to safely operate a […]

§ 55-10-416. Open Container Law

No driver shall consume any alcoholic beverage or beer or possess an open container of alcoholic beverage or beer while operating a motor vehicle in this state. For purposes of this section: “Open container” means any container containing alcoholic beverages or beer, the contents of which are immediately capable of being consumed or the seal […]

§ 55-10-417. Ignition Interlock Devices

A court may order the installation and use of an ignition interlock device for any conviction of § 55-10-401, if the driver’s license is no longer suspended or revoked or the driver does not have a prior conviction as defined in § 55-10-405. The restriction may apply for up to one (1) year after the […]

§ 55-10-418. Maximum Allowable Fee — Reports

From January 1, 2011, until June 30, 2012: An ignition interlock provider shall not charge more than seventy dollars ($70.00) for installing one (1) ignition interlock device; and An ignition interlock provider shall not charge more than a total of one hundred dollars ($100) per month for leasing, purchasing, monitoring, removing and maintaining an ignition […]

§ 55-10-419. Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund — Account for Ignition Interlock Devices — Account for Other Monitoring Devices — Responsibility for Costs to Comply With Ignition Interlock Requirements — Indigency

There is created in the state treasury a fund known as the electronic monitoring indigency fund. The fund shall be composed of two (2) accounts, each of which shall be used for one (1) of the following purposes: The eligible costs associated with the lease, purchase, installation, removal, and maintenance of ignition interlock devices or […]