(a) Any law enforcement agency that impounds a motor vehicle due to the manufacture of methamphetamine on or within the motor vehicle, determined to be contaminated pursuant to the standards developed pursuant to title 68, chapter 212, part 5, shall submit a notice of motor vehicle impoundment for manufacture of methamphetamine to the department of revenue within thirty (30) days of such impoundment.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-3-210

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • 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) A notice in a form substantially as follows is sufficient to comply with subsection (a):

Notice of Motor Vehicle Impoundment for Manufacture of Methamphetamine

Notice is hereby given that a motor vehicle has been impounded due to a charge of manufacture of methamphetamine on or within the vehicle. Such motor vehicle was seized at the location described below on ______________

(date)

This motor vehicle has been impounded by ______________ pursuant to

(name of law enforcement agency)

Tennessee Code Annotated, § _________________.

Address of Motor Vehicle Seizure:

_________________________________

Name of Motor Vehicle Owner or Owners:

__________________________________

Registered Address:

__________________________________

Apartment or Unit Number (if applicable):

__________________________________

VIN:

__________________________________

Year, Make, Model and Color:

__________________________________

Name of Person and Agency Giving Notice:

__________________________________

Signature of Person Giving Notice:

__________________________________

Title/Position:

__________________________________

Date:

__________________________________.