Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-12-123

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of safety, unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires. See Tennessee Code 55-12-102
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101

When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under § 55-12-120, insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least ten (10) days after notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be filed with the commissioner, except that such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicles designated in both certificates.