(a) The department of revenue shall not process an application for reinstatement or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle after a suspension or revocation of the registration under § 55-12-210 until:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-12-211

  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 55-1-111
  • Operator: means :
    (A) For purposes of a conventionally operated vehicle, every person, other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • 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
  • program: means an insurance verification program that is created in compliance with the online verification system and data transfer standards, specifications, model, and guide of the IICMVA, and developed, implemented, and administered by the department of revenue in compliance with this part. See Tennessee Code 55-12-203
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The applicant pays all fees owed pursuant to § 55-12-210;
(2) The applicant pays the county reinstatement fee pursuant to subsection (b); and
(3) The applicant provides one (1) of the following:

(A) The owner or operator‘s proof of financial security in a form approved by the department of revenue;
(B) Proof of exemption from the owner or operator’s financial security requirements under this chapter; or
(C) A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the vehicle is not in use on any public road.
(b) There is imposed a county reinstatement fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for reinstatement or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle after a suspension or revocation of the registration under § 55-12-210. This reinstatement fee is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter. All revenues from this county reinstatement fee shall be earmarked for the county clerk’s work in administration of the vehicle insurance verification program and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the budget year if unexpended.
(c) The commissioner of revenue may waive the fees imposed under § 55-12-210 and the county clerk of the county in which the vehicle is to be registered may waive the county reinstatement fee under subsection (b) if:

(1) The registration was suspended or revoked under § 55-12-210; and
(2) The applicant provides proof acceptable to the department of revenue that the applicant had an owner or operator’s financial security in effect for the vehicle on the date the suspension or revocation went into effect.
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