Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-16-108 (2026)
Rules of the road - Violations - Penalties
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) It is unlawful for any person to:
- (1) Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across any curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line on controlled-access facilities;
- (2) Make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb section, separation or line;
- (3) Drive any vehicle except in the proper lane provided for that purpose and in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb, separation section or line; or
- (4) Drive any vehicle into the controlled-access facility from a local service road, except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb, dividing section or dividing line that separates the service road from the controlled-access facility proper.
- (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1955, ch. 147, § 8; T.C.A., § 54-2008; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2006–2020 · leading case: Hurd v. Flores, 221 S.W.3d 14 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
Hurd v. Flores, 221 S.W.3d 14 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 54-16-108 (2004). Further, "[n]o person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access roadway except at such entrances and exists as are established by public authority.”
Shelby Cnty. v. Crews, 315 S.W.3d 477 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “On July 30, 2004, the County filed a petition for condemnation of the strip of land, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 29-17-101 through 29-17-814 and Tennessee Code Annotated § 54-16-108. Pursuant to section 29-17-802, the County tendered to the court $39,500 as the…”
State of Tennessee v. Demarcus J. Love (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “The trial court’s reliance on the language of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 54-16-108(a) that generally prohibits U-turns in Tennessee must be aligned with Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10- 307(a).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-16-108(a) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Demarcus J. Love (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “The trial court’s reliance on the language of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 54-16-108(a) that generally prohibits U-turns in Tennessee must be aligned with Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10- 307(a).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-16-108(a)(2) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Demarcus J. Love (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “The trial court’s reliance on the language of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 54-16-108(a) that generally prohibits U-turns in Tennessee must be aligned with Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10- 307(a).”
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