Whenever any person deposits a chauffeur's or operator's license as provided, either the officer or the court demanding bail as described in § 55-50-801 shall issue the person a receipt for the license upon a form approved or provided by the department, and thereafter the person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state during the pendency of the case in which the license was deposited. The receipt shall be valid as a temporary driving permit for a period not less than that provided in § 55-50-705(b), and shall state the period of validity on its face.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-802
Receipt for license — Operation of motor vehicle during pendency of case
Known as the Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act
The act spans §§ 55-50-101 to 55-50-902 (79 sections).
Acts 1971, ch. 267, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-730; modified; Acts 1986, ch. 686, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 55-7-402, 55-7-802.
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.