Tenn. Code § 55-4-411

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 55-4-411 - Administration by department of transportation - Required posting of placard
(a) This part shall be administered by the department of transportation, which is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this part.
(b)
(1) The department of transportation shall issue to all annual permit holders a placard bearing the applicable permit number and a telephone number to be used to report unsafe or erratic driving to the department of transportation. This placard shall be designed by the department of transportation in consultation with the department of safety. The transporter of a manufactured home under an annual permit shall prominently display this placard on the rear of the manufactured home being moved. Replacement placards shall be issued after a sufficient showing of loss or destruction of the original placard and payment of a fifty-dollar replacement fee.
(2) Notwithstanding § 55-4-412, failure to properly display a placard pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(c) From the fees collected for the issuance of permits under this part, an amount equal to the expenses incurred by the department of transportation in administering this program shall be allocated to the highway fund. The remaining balance shall be allocated to the general fund.

T.C.A. § 55-4-411

Acts 2002, ch. 803, § 11.