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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-4-312

  • 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
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be of an appropriate design representative of Shelby Park and Bottoms and East Nashville and bear the language “East Nashville” at the bottom of the plate. The plates must be designed in consultation with a representative of the Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms, Inc.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively to support the organization’s efforts to maintain park features, promote educational programs, support recreational activities, engage visitors, and undertake revitalization efforts within the urban park system.
(b)

(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Bays Mountain new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must be designed in consultation with a representative of The Bays Mountain Park Association or the City of Kingsport.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of Bays Mountain new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to The Bays Mountain Park Association, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively to promote and support Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium.
(4) Notwithstanding § 55-4-202(k)(1), the Bays Mountain new specialty earmarked license plate authorized pursuant to this subsection (b) has until July 1, 2024, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-202(k)(1).
(c)

(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a The Volunteer State new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (c) must be designed in consultation with a representative of the Rocky Mount Historical Association.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of The Volunteer State new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Rocky Mount Historical Association in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively to provide educational and community outreach programs focused upon the history of the Rocky Mount State Historic site and the customs, values, and practices of the early settlers of Tennessee.
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