As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Adapted vehicle” means a new or used motor vehicle especially designed or modified for use by an aging or disabled person;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-17-301

  • Dealer: means every person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered and who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or an engaged ADS. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • 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
(2) “Automotive mobility dealer” means any motor vehicle dealer who:

(A) Exclusively engages in the business of selling, offering to sell, or soliciting or advertising the sale of adapted vehicles;
(B) Possesses adapted vehicles exclusively for the purpose of resale, either on the dealer’s own account or on behalf of another, as the dealer’s primary business; or
(C) Engages in the business of selling, installing, or servicing; offering to sell, install, or service; or soliciting or advertising the sale, installation, or servicing of equipment or modifications specifically designed to facilitate use or operation of a motor vehicle by an aging or disabled person; and
(3) “Mobility equipment” means equipment specifically designed to facilitate the use of a motor vehicle by an aging or disabled person.
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