Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-403

Employer responsibilities

Known as the Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act

The act spans §§ 55–55 (79 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Robbie Lucas v. Schneider National Carriers, Inc. (1992)

Most recently applied in Robbie Lucas v. Schneider National Carriers, Inc. (January 1992)

Acts 1937, ch. 90, § 5; impl. am

No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during any period:

(1) In which the employee has a driver license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by a state, has lost the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a state, or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle;

(2) In which the employee has more than one (1) driver license. Each employer shall require the information specified in § 55-50-402(c) to be provided by the applicant;

(3) In which the driver, or the CMV the employee is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order; or

(4) In violation of a federal, state or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

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.