Tennessee Law Information
ALCOHOL:
TCA 55-10-401 - BAC .08
TCA 55-10-403- (Penalties for 55-10-401 and 55-10-404) Child Endangerment - Inpatient alcohol and drug treatment - Restricted License - Strip searches - Forfeiture of vehicles - Blood alcohol concentration test fee
	Amendment to TCA 55-10-403 - Concentration in blood or breath
	Amendment to TCA 55-10-403 - DUI Offender to Attend a Victims' impact panel program. All individuals convicted of drunken driving will have to serve at least 48 hours in jail. Effective July, 1 2008.
	Amendment to TCA 55-10-403 - Child Endangerment- Bodily Injury - Class D Felony. Effective January 1, 2009.
TCA 55-10-406- Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Implied consent - Refusal to submit to test etc.
	Amendment to TCA 55-10-406 (a) (1)- Deletes present 2 hour law requirement for blood alcohol testing efffective January 1, 2009.
TCA 55-10-407 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Admissibility - Failure to request test.
TCA 55-10-408 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Presumptions of intoxication and impairment.
TCA 55-10-409 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Reports - Availability of results.
TCA 55-10-410 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Procurement and processing of samples - - Results - Additional testing.
TCA 55-10-411 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Construction of provisions - Authority of other departments.
TCA 55-10-412 - Additional penalties - Ignition interlock devices.
TCA 55-10-415 - Underage Drinking While Impaired (16 years or over but under 21 years of age)
TCA 55-10-416 - Open Container Law
BICYCLE
Bicycle Safety Laws
CELL PHONES AND TEEN DRIVERS
TCA 55-50-311 - Cell Phone and Learner permit - Intermediate license - Fees - Restrictions - Penalties - Application - Parental notification.
CHILDREN
TCA 55-9-602 - Child Passenger Restraint Systems -Violations - Penalties.				Click Here to Read the Law
			Child Passenger Safety (Enmendado Efectivo el 1° de Julio de 2005 - El Estado de Tennessee)
TCA 55-9-606 - Passengers Over Sixteen Years of Age.
TCA 55-8-189 - Transporting Child in Truck Bed
TCA 55-10-403- (Penalties for 55-10-401 and 55-10-404) Child Endangerment - Inpatient alcohol and drug treatment - Restricted License - Strip searches - Forfeiture of vehicles - Blood alcohol concentration test fee
TCA 55-10-802 - Part Definitions - Children Left Unattended in Motor Vehicle
TCA 55-10-803 - Offense of Leaving Child Unattended in Motor Vehicle - Penalty
TCA 55-50-312 - Licensing of Minors (Motor-driven cycles)
	TCA 55-50-312 Amendment - Raises Minimum Age of Minor from 14 to 15. (House Bill No. 2994 & Senate Bill No. 3159)
CHILDREN - OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES BY MINORS
TCA 55-52-201 - Offense of Operation by Minors
TCA 55-52-202 - Penalty for Operation of Off-Highway Motor Vehicles by Minors - Defenses
TCA 55-50-312 - Licensing of Minors (Motor-driven cycle)
	TCA 55-50-312 Amendment - Raises Minimum Age of Minor from 14 to 15. (House Bill No. 2994 & Senate Bill No. 3159)
HEADLIGHT LAW
TCA 55-9-406 - Headlights on Motor Vehicles - Operating During Inclement Weather - Violation - Penalty - Cost
LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT
TCA 40-7-103 - Leaving the Scene of an Accident
MOTORCYCLE LAWS
Motorcycle Laws
MOVE OVER LAW
TCA 55-8-132 - Move Over Law
OCCUPANT PROTECTION
(SEE SAFETY BELT LAWS)
OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES
TCA 55-10-206 - Off-road Vehicles - Prohibited Acts - Penalties - Child Safety in Operation of Off-Highway Motor Vehicles
TCA 55-52-201 - Offense of Operation by Minors
TCA 55-52-202 - Penalty for Operation of Off-Highway Motor Vehicles by Minors - Defenses
PEDESTRIAN LAWS
Pedestrian Laws
RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING LAWS
Railroad Grade Crossing Laws
RECKLESS DRIVING
TBA
SAFETY BELT LAWS
TCA 55-9-601 Required - Specifications - Violations - Venalities
TCA 55-9-603 Use of safety belts in passenger vehicles -Violations - Penalties - Arrest - Applicability.
TCA 55-9-604 Failure to Wear Belt - Contributory Negligence-Evidence
TCA 55-9-606 - Safety Belts - Passengers Over Sixteen Years of Age
TCA 55-8-151 - School Bus (or Church Bus) Overtaking and Passing
SPEED LAWS
Speed Laws
TEEN DRIVING LAWS (15-18 YEARS OF AGE)
TCA 55-50-311 Cell phone and Learner permit - Intermediate license - Fees - Restrictions - Penalties - Application - Parental notification.				“Tennessee's Graduated Driver License System ”, by the TN Department of Safety, 2005
TCA 55-10-415 - Underage Driving While Impaired
TCA 55-9-606 - Safety Belts - Passengers Over Sixteen Years of Age.
Teens’ Graduated Driver License (Link to Department of Safety)
TRAFFIC TERMS AND/OR DEFINITIONS
Chapter Definitions
TRUCK
Truck Lane Restrictions (Truck, tractors and semi trailers)
TCA 55-8-189 Transporting Child in Truck Bed
YOUNG ADULT DRIVING LAWS (18-21 YEARS OF AGE)
TCA 55-10-415 Underage Driving While Impaired
WORK ZONE TRAFFIC
TCA 55-8-152 - Speed limits - penalties
TCA 55-8-153 Establishment of Speed Zones
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