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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-415

Underage driving while impaired — Penalties

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Burns (1999)

Most recently applied in State v. Humphreys (July 2001)

Acts 1993, ch. 491, § 1; 1998, ch. 1046, § 3; 2013, ch. 154, § 15; T.C.A. § 55-10-415; Acts 2016, ch. 1030, § 1; 2016 (2nd Ex

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(1) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not drive or be in physical control of an automobile or other motor-driven vehicle while: Under the influence of any intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or combination thereof that impairs the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle by depriving the driver of the clearness of mind and self-control that the driver would otherwise possess; or

(2) The alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is two-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) or more.

(3) The fact that a person who drives while under the influence of narcotic drugs or barbital drugs is or has been lawfully entitled to use the drugs does not constitute a defense to a violation of this section.

(4) This section establishes the offense of underage driving while impaired for a person under twenty-one (21) years of age. The offense of underage driving while impaired is a lesser included offense of driving while intoxicated.

(5) The offense of underage driving while impaired by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older but under twenty-one (21) years of age is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by: Driver license suspension of one (1) year;

(6) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and

(7) Public service work, in the discretion of the court.

(8) The act of underage driving while impaired by a person under eighteen (18) years of age is a delinquent act punishable by: Driver license suspension of one (1) year;

(9) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and

(10) Public service work, in the discretion of the court.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.