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§ 55-12-138 — Certification of understanding of and compliance with financial responsibility law

Tennessee § 55-12-138
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-138 (2026).

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The commissioner of safety, with each application for an operator's or chauffeur's license, shall include a brief summary of the state's financial responsibility law and the summary shall contain the following or similar certification to be signed by the applicant: "I CERTIFY THAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT TENNESSEE'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW AND I AGREE TO ABIDE BY IT."

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Legislative History

Acts 1986, ch. 842, § 30; 1992, ch. 791, § 8.

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