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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-139

Limitations on where person may stand along roadway

Known as the Jeff Roth and Brian Brown Bicycle Protection Act

The act spans §§ 55-8-101 to 55-8-307 (115 sections).

Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 38; T.C.A., § 59-839; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2019, ch. 184, § 1.

(1) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle.

(2) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.

(3) No person shall loiter or conduct any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.

(4) Subsection (c) does not apply to: Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and

(5) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.

(6) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; except, that a person who violates subsection (c) shall receive a warning citation for a first offense.

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.