(a)

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 55-20-202

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Driver: means :
    (A) For purposes of a conventionally operated vehicle, every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or an engaged ADS. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • 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
  • 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
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part.
(2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) This part does not apply to:

(1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work;
(2) A person transporting only school children and teachers;
(3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service;
(4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay;
(5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine;
(6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers;
(7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or
(8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.
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