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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-119

Proof of financial responsibility with respect to a motor vehicle or a person not the owner of the vehicle

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Burress v. Sanders (2000)

Most recently applied in Burress v. Sanders (April 2000)

Acts 1977, ch. 446, § 19; T.C.A., § 59-1269; Acts 1983, ch. 53, § 7.

Proof of financial responsibility, when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of the motor vehicle, may be given by filing:

(1) A certificate of insurance as provided in § 55-12-120;

(2) A bond as provided in § 55-12-102;

(3) A deposit in cash with the commissioner of no less than the amount specified in § 55-12-102; or

(4) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in § 55-12-111.

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.