(a) The department shall assign a new and distinguishing number to a motor vehicle whenever the serial and/or motor number on the motor vehicle is destroyed or obliterated, which distinguishing number shall be stamped on the vehicle in a position to be determined by the commissioner.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-3-116

  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 55-1-111
  • 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
(b) The motor vehicle shall be registered under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former number.
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