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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 1 : Miscellaneous

15-124 : Compliance with financial responsibility law - evidence of compliance.

  1. Every vehicle driven on the highways of the Town of Halls must be in compliance with the financial responsibility law.
  2. At the time the driver of a motor vehicle is charged with any moving violation, any other local ordinance regulating traffic; or at any time of an accident for which notice is required, the officer shall request evidence of financial responsibility as required by this section. In case of an accident for which notice is required under Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-10-106, the officer shall request such evidence from all drivers involved in the accident, without regard to apparent or actual fault. For the purposes of this section, "financial responsibility" means:
    1. Documentation, such as the declaration page of an insurance policy, an insurance binder, or an insurance card from an insurance company authorized to do business in Tennessee, stating that a policy of insurance meeting the requirements of the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12 of title 55 of Tennessee Code Annotated, has been issued;
    2. A certificate, valid for one (1) year, issued by the commissioner of safety, stating that a cash deposit or bond in the amount required by the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12 of title 55 of Tennessee Code Annotated, has been paid or filed with the commissioner, or has qualified as self-insured under Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-12-111; or
    3. The motor vehicle being operated at the time of the violation was owned by a carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the department of safety or the interstate commerce commission, or was owned by the United States, the state of any political subdivision thereof, and that such motor vehicle was being operated with the owner's consent.
  3. On or before the court date, the person so charged may submit evidence of compliance with this section at the time of the violation. If the court is satisfied that compliance was in effect at the time of the violation, the charge of failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility may be dismissed. (as added by Ord. #02-26, May 2002)