(a) It is an offense for a person to knowingly provide a motor vehicle to another person who the provider of the vehicle knows or reasonably should know is under the influence of an intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or combination thereof.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-10-427

  • 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
  • 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) It is an offense for a person to knowingly provide a motor vehicle to another person who the provider of the vehicle knows or reasonably should know is a person whose driver license has been suspended or revoked by the court pursuant to § 55-10-404 unless:

(1) The person receiving the motor vehicle has been granted a restricted driver license pursuant to § 55-10-409; and
(2) The motor vehicle is being provided for a purpose permissible under the court order granting the person’s restricted driver license.
(c)

(1) A person who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) If the violation is the person’s first violation, then the person shall be sentenced to a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours of incarceration.
(3) If the violation is the person’s second violation, then the person shall be sentenced to a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours of incarceration.
(4) If the violation is the person’s third or subsequent violation, then the person shall be sentenced to a minimum of seven (7) consecutive days of incarceration.
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