Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-1-125
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"Medium speed vehicle" defined
Official statutory text
"Medium speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than thirty miles per hour (30 mph), but whose maximum speed allowed is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets with a forty mile per hour (40 mph) or less posted speed limit pursuant to § 55-8-191(b)(1) , including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500 , except as otherwise provided in § 55-4-136 . Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 3, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 2008 , ch. 959, §2; 2012 , ch. 948, § 1.
"Medium speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than thirty miles per hour (30 mph), but whose maximum speed allowed is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets with a forty mile per hour (40 mph) or less posted speed limit pursuant to § 55-8-191(b)(1) , including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500 , except as otherwise provided in § 55-4-136 .
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2008 , ch. 959, §2; 2012 , ch. 948, § 1.
"Medium speed vehicle" means any four-wheeled electric or gasoline-powered vehicle, excluding golf carts, whose top speed is greater than thirty miles per hour (30 mph), but whose maximum speed allowed is thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) only on streets with a forty mile per hour (40 mph) or less posted speed limit pursuant to § 55-8-191(b)(1) , including neighborhood electric vehicles and mini-trucks. Medium speed vehicles must meet or exceed the federal safety standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.500 , except as otherwise provided in § 55-4-136 .
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 871, s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2008 , ch. 959, §2; 2012 , ch. 948, § 1.
Status: in_force
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