Tennessee Code 55-23-104 – Notice of intent to charge fee beyond 21 days
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-23-104
- Motor vehicle: means any self-propelled vehicle that is designed for use upon the highway, including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with the vehicle, and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails, except traction engines, road rollers and farm tractors. See Tennessee Code 55-23-102
- 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
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Persons engaged in the business of towing and storing motor vehicles may charge a storage fee for a period exceeding twenty-one (21) days if the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle and all lienholders of record are notified by registered mail, return receipt requested, of intent to charge a storage fee for a period to exceed twenty-one (21) days. This notice shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the imposition of any additional storage fee.