Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-171

Operation of bicycles and play vehicles — Penalty — Effect of regulations

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, § 71; T.C.A., § 59-872; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2016, ch. 823, §§ 10, 11.

(1) It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in §§ 55-8-171 — 55-8-177.

(2) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit that child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title.

(3) The regulations applicable to bicycles and electric bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle or electric bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to those exceptions stated herein.

(4) This section and §§ 55-8-172 — 55-8-177 are applicable to electric bicycles as defined in § 55-8-301.

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.