Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-119 (2026)
Proof of financial responsibility with respect to a motor vehicle or a person not the owner of the vehicle
✓ current as of May 2026
Proof of financial responsibility, when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of the motor vehicle, may be given by filing:
- (1) A certificate of insurance as provided in § 55-12-120;
- (2) A bond as provided in § 55-12-102;
- (3) A deposit in cash with the commissioner of no less than the amount specified in § 55-12-102; or
- (4) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in § 55-12-111.
Acts 1977, ch. 446, § 19; T.C.A., § 59-1269; Acts 1983, ch. 53, § 7.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: Burress v. Sanders, 31 S.W.3d 259 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).
Burress v. Sanders, 31 S.W.3d 259 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “4 See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 55-12-119 to -121, and -137 (1998).”
Burress v. Sanders (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993). “4 See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 55-12-119 through -121, and -137 (1998).”
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