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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-131 (2026)

Driving while license cancelled, suspended, or revoked - Penalties

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Any person whose license, or driving privilege as a nonresident, has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked as provided in this part, and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of the state while the license or privilege is cancelled, suspended, or revoked, commits a Class B misdemeanor.

Acts 1977, ch. 446, § 31; T.C.A., § 59-1281; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112.

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Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2018 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Jonathan Eugene Goodwin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
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State of Tennessee v. Jonathan Eugene Goodwin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “OPINION FACTUAL BACKGROUND On November 7, 2016, the Defendant pled guilty to driving on a suspended license (6th offense), Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-131 ; simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Troy Robert Whipple (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code section 55-12-131 (2003) provides that “[a]ny person whose license, or driving privilege as a nonresident, has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked as provided in this chapter, and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of the state while such license or…”
Marie Hawks v. Michael Greene, Comm. Dept of Saf. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-131 . 16 See also Tenn.”
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