(a) When a motor vehicle bearing a permit is sold or transferred, the seller and purchaser shall notify the commissioner within ten (10) days of the sale or transfer and a new permit shall be issued in the new owner’s name.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-1111
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designated subordinate official. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
Liquified gas: means all combustible gases that exist in the gaseous state at sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°. See Tennessee Code 67-3-1101
User: means a person who operates a motor vehicle in this state that is propelled by liquified gas or compressed natural gas. See Tennessee Code 67-3-1101
(b) When a motor vehicle bearing a permit is destroyed or the liquified gas carburetor system removed, the user shall be refunded that portion of the prepaid tax that corresponds to the number of complete months remaining in the permitted year, beginning with the month following the date on which the vehicle or carburetor was no longer utilized. No refund shall be made if the use of the vehicle ceased in June. The user shall submit to the commissioner an affidavit identifying the vehicle, the permit number, the circumstances that entitle a refund, and other information required by the commissioner. On receipt of the affidavit and when satisfied as to the circumstances, the commissioner shall make refund.(c) A user is entitled to a refund of the amount of the Tennessee liquified gas tax paid on each gallon of liquified gas used outside this state. On verification by the commissioner that the report was complete and timely filed, the refund shall be paid if ten dollars ($10.00) or more is due the user. No refund less than ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid. No refund shall be granted if the report is not timely filed.
