§ 55-51-105. Advisory Committee
The director shall by regulation establish a motorcycle rider education program advisory committee to assist in the development of the motorcycle rider education program. The committee shall also monitor the program upon its implementation and report to the director as necessary with recommendations including, but not limited to, the administration, application, and substance of the […]
§ 55-51-106. Insurance Discount
The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall fix and establish premium charges for admitted insurers so as to provide a ten percent (10%) reduction in premium rates for motorcycle liability insurance to qualified licensed motorcycle operators who provide proof of successful completion of a state approved rider training course. The premium reduction shall remain in […]
§ 55-51-107. Licensing Skills Test Examination
The director may exempt applicants for a reinstated or an original motorcycle operator license from the licensing skills and/or knowledge test if they present proof of successful completion of a rider training course that includes a similar test of skills and/or knowledge that is approved by the department and licensing officials. No licensing skills or […]
§ 55-50-902. Interstate Driver License Compact
The Interstate Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining the compact and in the form substantially as follows: Article I. Findings and Declaration of Policy. The party states find that: The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of […]
§ 55-90-903. Administrator
The commissioner of safety, or the commissioner’s designee, is the administrator of the Interstate Driver License Compact.
§ 55-50-704. Noncompliance — Powers and Duties of Commissioner
Upon receipt of a report of noncompliance, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the report to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses in the reciprocating state in which the nonresident is licensed. When the licensing authority of a reciprocating state reports that a person holding a Tennessee license has failed […]
§ 55-50-705. Nonresidents — Citation — Collateral or Bond — Surrender of Nonresident’s License — Temporary Driving Permit
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a Tennessee highway patrol officer observing a violation of a traffic law, ordinance, rule or regulation by a nonresident shall issue a citation as appropriate and shall require the nonresident to post collateral or bond to secure appearance for trial. In the event that a nonresident fails to […]
§ 55-50-801. Municipalities and Counties Authorized to Grant Option
Whenever any person lawfully possessed of a chauffeur’s or operator’s license theretofore issued by the department, or under the driver licensing laws of any other state or territory or the District of Columbia, is issued a citation or arrested and charged with a violation of any municipal ordinance or state statute regulating traffic, except those […]
§ 55-50-802. Receipt for License — Operation of Motor Vehicle During Pendency of Case
Whenever any person deposits a chauffeur’s or operator’s license as provided, either the officer or the court demanding bail as described in § 55-50-801 shall issue the person a receipt for the license upon a form approved or provided by the department, and thereafter the person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle upon […]
§ 55-50-803. License Forwarded to Department of Safety — Conditions for Release — Notice to Nonresident Driver’s State
The clerk or judge of a court accepting the license shall thereafter forward to the department the license of a driver deposited in lieu of bail if the driver fails to appear in answer to the charge filed. This license shall not be released by the department until the charge for which the license was […]