TENNESSEE Definitions - BIPAC

Title 55 Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 4 Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Part 2 --Special License Plates
Tenn. Code § 55-4-202 (2010)
55-4-202. Issuance -- Category -- Supplemental registration -- Eligibility. [Amended effective
January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
(a) All registration plates issued under this part shall be issued in one (1) of the following categories:
(1) Antique motor vehicle;
(2) Cultural;
(3) Dealer;
(4) Disabled;
(5) Emergency;
(6) Firefighter;
(7) General assembly;
(8) Government service;
(9) Judiciary;
(10) Memorial;
(11) National Guard;
(12) New specialty earmarked;
[Effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
(13) OEM headquarters company;
(14) Sheriff;
(15) Specialty earmarked;
(16) United States house of representatives;
(17) United States judge; and
(18) United States senate.
(b) [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.] (1) Registration plates currently
provided under the "dealer", "government service", "disabled", "national guard", and "OEM headquarters
company" categories shall be issued in design configurations and colors which distinguish the plates from
those of other categories, and in a manner which would avoid confusion with any other registration plates.
(2) Registration plates issued in any other category shall be issued in a design configuration distinctive
to that category and determined by the commissioner, and shall bear at the top of the plate the word
"Tennessee" or "Tenn" and at the bottom the name of the category. In addition, the plates in each
category may bear identifying letter prefixes to distinguish the group within the category, and shall bear
identifying number suffixes to identify the individual registrant.
(c) The groups within each category having multiple plates shall be as follows:
(1) Emergency:
(A) Amateur radio;