Tennessee Code 55-8-207 – Removal of points charged for speeding conviction upon completion of defensive driving course
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-8-207
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or an engaged ADS. 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
A person who is charged with speeding and subsequently convicted and who successfully completes a department-approved defensive driving course within ninety (90) days of the conviction shall have the points charged to the person’s driving record for the speeding conviction removed; provided, that five (5) points is the maximum number of points that may be removed from the person’s driving record. This section may be applied to only one (1) speeding offense for each driving course completed and only once in a four-year period.