Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-115 (2026)
Suspension of driver license for failure to comply with financial responsibility law
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Upon receipt by the commissioner of a record of conviction of failing to show evidence of financial responsibility pursuant to § 55-12-139, the commissioner shall suspend the driver license of the person convicted of this offense.
- (b)
- (1) The person may obtain reinstatement of the person's driver license by meeting the following requirements:
- (A) Submitting evidence of financial responsibility as required by this section; and
- (B) Paying the fee provided for in § 55-12-129.
- (2) After satisfying the requirements of subdivision (b)(1), the person is entitled to the return of operating privileges, unless otherwise suspended or revoked under this title.
- (1) The person may obtain reinstatement of the person's driver license by meeting the following requirements:
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 336, s 4, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1977, ch. 446, § 15; 1978, ch. 645, § 1; T.C.A., § 59-1265; Acts 1980, ch. 817, § 6; 1986, ch. 842, §§ 23, 27; 1995, ch. 305, § 116; 1998, ch. 682, § 4; 2001, ch. 292, § 8.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1996–2002 · leading case: State v. Goodson, 77 S.W.3d 240 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).
State v. Goodson, 77 S.W.3d 240 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “” See Tenn.Code Ann. § 55-12-115 (1998). 3 Despite the fact that the words “suspended” and “revoked” are often used interchangeably, they have different meanings as provided in Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-50-102(42), (47) (1998): “Revocation of driver license” means the…”
State of Tennessee v. Bobby Gene Goodson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002). “In the present case, the defendant’s certified driving record shows that his license was suspended under Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-115 for his failure to file proof of insurance upon conviction of driving on a suspended license.”
Clayton v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf. (In re Clayton), 199 B.R. 29 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 55-12-115. Several factors support the proposition that the fees required by Tenn.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-115(a): 1 case
Clayton v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf. (In re Clayton), 199 B.R. 29 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 55-12-115. Several factors support the proposition that the fees required by Tenn.”
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