Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-3-119 (2026)
Transferee to reregister vehicle and obtain certificate of title
✓ current as of May 2026
The transferee, before operating or permitting the operation of a transferred vehicle upon a highway, shall apply for and obtain a registration and apply for a certificate of title for the transferred vehicle in the manner provided in § 55-4-101, except as otherwise permitted in §§ 55-3-120 and 55-3-121.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 49 (Williams, § 5538.149); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-320.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1980–1984 · leading case: In Re Arnett, 731 F.2d 358 (6th Cir. 1984).
In Re Arnett, 731 F.2d 358 (6th Cir. 1984). “Upon receiving the release, Security Mutual applied to the State of Tennessee Department of Motor Vehicles to note its lien on the certificate, as required by T.C.A. 55-3-119. The lien was perfected on January 12, 1981, 33 days after the granting of the security interest to…”
Weill v. United Bank of Chattanooga (In Re Poteet), 5 B.R. 631 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1980). “See also § 55-3-119. 3 . The court notes that the application was not based on already issued Tennessee certificate of title with the bank’s lien noted.”
Ray v. Sec. Mut. Fin. Corp., 731 F.2d 358 (6th Cir. 1984). “Upon receiving the release, Security Mutual applied to the State of Tennessee Department of Motor Vehicles to note its lien on the certificate, as required by T.C.A. 55-3-119. The lien was perfected on January 12, 1981, 33 days after the granting of the security interest to…”
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