Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-129 (2026)
Unlawful removal of registration decal or plate
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Unless lawfully transferred in accordance with this chapter, it is unlawful to willfully cut, clip or otherwise remove the registration decal from a registration plate, or to remove a registration plate from a motor vehicle if either are removed for the purpose of selling the decal or plate, attaching the decal or plate to another registration plate or motor vehicle, or otherwise using the decal or plate to circumvent or avoid the vehicle registration laws of this chapter.
- (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1987, ch. 224, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 39.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–1998 · leading case: State v. McCulloch, 906 S.W.2d 3 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
State v. McCulloch, 906 S.W.2d 3 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “motor vehicle_” T.C.A. § 55-4-129(a). “A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.”
State v. Pierson (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998). “Defendant also concedes that after the stop was made, the trooper learned that defendant was in violation of two other code sections: Tenn. Code Ann. §55-4-129 (a) prohibiting improper vehicle registration, and Tenn.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-129(a) — 1 case
State v. McCulloch, 906 S.W.2d 3 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “motor vehicle_” T.C.A. § 55-4-129(a). “A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-129(b) — 1 case
State v. McCulloch, 906 S.W.2d 3 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “motor vehicle_” T.C.A. § 55-4-129(a). “A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.”
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