§ 55-31-310 — Motor vehicle portal created

(a) The department of revenue shall create and implement an electronic database or online platform that, on and after July 1, 2025, allows a police department or another user to input abandoned, immobile, or unattended vehicle information for public notice to be made through the motor vehicle portal as required by § 55-31-302(c) . (b) On and after July 1, 2025, the department of revenue may charge a police department or another user of the portal a fee to cover the cost of creating and administering the motor vehicle portal created pursuant to this section. (c) The commissioner of revenue is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. (d) All revenues received from the fees must be earmarked and used for the administration and maintenance of the motor vehicle portal. All funds generated pursuant to this section must be deposited into a special account earmarked solely for the purposes set forth in this section and any unexpended funds do not revert to the general fund and must be held in the account for use in accordance with this section.

Legislative History

Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1017,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024, app. 5/28/2024, for the purpose of promulgating rules.