(a) The commissioner has full and complete authority to grant certificates of authorization to automobile clubs and associations, to revoke or suspend the certificates in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to promulgate rules and regulations, and to determine other services an automobile club or association may provide to its members.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-18-103

  • Automobile club or association: as used in this chapter , means any individual or entity, who in consideration of fees, dues, periodic payments, or other specifically stated charges, promises its members to provide automobile club services. See Tennessee Code 55-18-101
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 55-18-102
  • Other services: means additional services furnished by an automobile club or association which augment or are incidental to any service performed by the automobile club or association as authorized under this chapter or any other service which is of assistance and is beneficial to its members and is feasible for the automobile club to render. See Tennessee Code 55-18-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) In determining if a certificate of authorization shall be issued, the commissioner shall take into consideration, together with all other factors, the name of the automobile club or association and, if the name will interfere with the transactions of an automobile club or association already doing business in this state or is so similar to one already appropriated as to confuse or is likely to mislead the public in any respect, the commissioner shall refuse to issue a certificate of authorization.
(c) The commissioner also has the authority to conduct hearings and to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, for the administration of this chapter.
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