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 55-7-104

  • 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

Anyone who drives or causes to be driven any vehicle upon any public thoroughfare in violation of §§ 55-7-101 – 55-7-103, or in violation of regulations duly issued thereunder, commits a Class C misdemeanor.