(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, a towing firm shall not make, confer or offer any payment or any other pecuniary benefit to an owner or manager of property from which the firm has towed a vehicle with the intent of rewarding the owner or manager for referring the vehicle for towing.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-16-113

  • Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(b) Notwithstanding any of this chapter to the contrary, an owner or manager of property from which a towing firm has towed a vehicle may not solicit or receive any payment or other pecuniary benefit from a towing firm in exchange for referring a vehicle for towing to the firm.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.
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