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Code of Rutledge
Title 15 Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 1 Miscellaneous
Title 15 Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 1 Miscellaneous
Rutledge
Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 1 : Miscellaneous
15-102 : Compliance with financial responsibility law required.
- This section shall apply to every vehicle subject to the state registration and certificate of title provisions.
- At the time the driver of a motor vehicle is charged with any moving violation under Tennessee Code Annotated, title 55, chapters 8 and 10, parts 1-5, chapter 50; any provision in this title of this municipal code; or at the time of an accident for which notice is required under Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-10-106, 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:
- 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 Tennessee Code Annotated, chapter 12, title 55, has been issued;
- 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 Tennessee Code Annotated, chapter 12, title 55, has been paid or filed with the commissioner, or has qualified as a self-insurer under Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-12-111; or
- 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 was owned by the United States, the State of Tennessee or any political subdivision thereof, and that such motor vehicle was being operated with the owner's consent.
- It is a civil offense to fail to provide evidence of financial responsibility pursuant to this section. Any violation is punishable by a civil penalty of up to fifty dollars ($50.00).
- The penalty imposed by this section shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by the laws of this state or this municipal code.
- On or before the court date, the person so charged may submit physical evidence of financial responsibility at the time of the violation. If it is the person's first violation of this section and the court is satisfied that such financial responsibility, or electronic evidence pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-12-139, was in effect at the time of the violation, the charge of failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility shall be dismissed. Upon the person's second or subsequent violation of this section, if the court is satisfied that such financial responsibility was in effect at the time of the violation, the charge of failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility may be dismissed. Any charge which is dismissed pursuant to this subsection shall be dismissed without costs to the defendant and no litigation tax shall be due or collected.
Date Last Updated: 09/08/2022
Codification Date: 09/08/2022
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Fred Sykes
Vice Mayor - Benny Atkins
Alderman - Ed Boling, Jr.
Alderman - Martha Ann Cameron
Alderman - Jason Day
Recorder - Stacy Harbin
City Attorney - Evan Newman