(a) An owner or lessee of a Class I or Class II off-highway vehicle, as defined in § 55-8-101, who is a not a resident of this state, upon complying with rules promulgated by the department and paying both a four-dollar fee and a fee equal to the cost of designing and manufacturing the permit, shall be issued an off-highway vehicle temporary permit authorized for the off-highway vehicles enumerated in § 55-4-210(f)(1); provided, however, that in the event the temporary permit is issued through the offices of the county clerks of the state or a vendor selected by the department an additional fee of two dollars ($2.00) shall be imposed and retained by the clerks or by the vendor as compensation for services.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-4-702

  • Class II off-highway vehicle: means any off-highway vehicle that is designed to be primarily used for recreational purposes, that has a nonstraddle seating capable of holding at least two (2) but no more than four (4) passengers and a steering wheel, and that is commonly referred to as a sand buggy, dune buggy, rock crawler, or sand rail. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 55-1-111
  • Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title. 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
(b) The four-dollar fee imposed by subsection (a) shall be apportioned in the same manner as provided in § 55-4-701(b).
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