Tennessee § 55-7-101 Operation of vehicles injurious to highways must conform to regulations

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§ 55-7-101 — Operation of vehicles injurious to highways must conform to regulations

Tennessee § 55-7-101

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-101 (2026).

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No vehicle, truck, engine, or tractor of any kind, whether the vehicle be propelled by steam, gasoline, or otherwise, shall be permitted to operate upon any street, road, highway, or other public thoroughfare that, either by reason of its weight or the character of its wheels, will materially injure the surface or foundation of the street, road, highway, public thoroughfare, including the bridges thereon, unless and until the owner or operator of the vehicle of any kind has complied with the rules and regulations that may be prescribed by the departments of transportation and safety relating to the use of the highways by those vehicles.

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No vehicle, truck, engine, or tractor of any kind, whether the vehicle be propelled by steam, gasoline, or otherwise, shall be permitted to operate upon any street, road, highway, or other public thoroughfare that, either by reason of its weight or the character of its wheels, will materially injure the surface or foundation of the street, road, highway, public thoroughfare, including the bridges thereon, unless and until the owner or operator of the vehicle of any kind has complied with the rules and regulations that may be prescribed by the departments of transportation and safety relating to the use of the highways by those vehicles.

Legislative History

Acts 1921, ch. 177, § 1; 1925, ch. 130, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1616a2; Code 1932, § 2703; Acts 1945, ch. 165, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 2703; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 59-1101, 55-11-101.