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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-104 (2026)

Penalty for violation of preceding sections

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Anyone who drives or causes to be driven any vehicle upon any public thoroughfare in violation of §§ 55-7-101 - 55-7-103, or in violation of regulations duly issued thereunder, commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Acts 1921, ch. 177, § 3; 1925, ch. 130, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 1616a5; Code 1932, § 2706; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 2706; Acts 1953, ch. 3, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 59-1104, 55-11-104; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1980–1993 · leading case: Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988).
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Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-104 (Supp. 1987) Tex.”
Yelton v. Eggers (In Re Eggers), 51 B.R. 452 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1985). · cites it 6× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 55-7-104(c) (1980). Plaintiff avers that in signing the license application defendant Patsy Eggers accepted the responsibilities and obligations imposed by Tenn.”
Bandy v. Duncan, 665 S.W.2d 387 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 18× “The plaintiff has framed the determinative question as follows: Whether T.C.A. § 55-7-104 imputes liability to the parent of a minor for damages arising from the minor’s operation of a motorcycle when the parent has signed the minor’s application for Tennessee driver’s license.”
Cardwell v. Bechtol, 724 S.W.2d 739 (Tenn. 1987). · cites it 2× “See T.C.A. §§ 55-7-104 and 55-7-105. These statutes clearly recognize the varying degrees of responsibility and maturity of minors 14 years and older.”
State v. Banks, 875 S.W.2d 303 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “T.C.A. § 55-7-104 (1980 Repl.). Under both the pre-1988 and the 1988 Acts, an operator is defined as, “every person, other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle…”
Brown ex rel. Brown v. Smith, 604 S.W.2d 56 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1980). “The driver, Richard Brown, was a fourteen year old resident of Chicago, Illinois, who was not a licensed operator pursuant to T.C.A. 55-7-104(g), formerly T.C.A. 59-704(g).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-104(a) — 1 case
Bandy v. Duncan, 665 S.W.2d 387 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “The plaintiff has framed the determinative question as follows: Whether T.C.A. § 55-7-104 imputes liability to the parent of a minor for damages arising from the minor’s operation of a motorcycle when the parent has signed the minor’s application for Tennessee driver’s license.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-104(c) — 2 cases
Yelton v. Eggers (In Re Eggers), 51 B.R. 452 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1985). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 55-7-104(c) (1980). Plaintiff avers that in signing the license application defendant Patsy Eggers accepted the responsibilities and obligations imposed by Tenn.”
Bandy v. Duncan, 665 S.W.2d 387 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “The plaintiff has framed the determinative question as follows: Whether T.C.A. § 55-7-104 imputes liability to the parent of a minor for damages arising from the minor’s operation of a motorcycle when the parent has signed the minor’s application for Tennessee driver’s license.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-104(d) — 2 cases
Bandy v. Duncan, 665 S.W.2d 387 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “The plaintiff has framed the determinative question as follows: Whether T.C.A. § 55-7-104 imputes liability to the parent of a minor for damages arising from the minor’s operation of a motorcycle when the parent has signed the minor’s application for Tennessee driver’s license.”
Yelton v. Eggers (In Re Eggers), 51 B.R. 452 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1985). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 55-7-104(c) (1980). Plaintiff avers that in signing the license application defendant Patsy Eggers accepted the responsibilities and obligations imposed by Tenn.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-104(g) — 1 case
Brown ex rel. Brown v. Smith, 604 S.W.2d 56 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1980). “The driver, Richard Brown, was a fourteen year old resident of Chicago, Illinois, who was not a licensed operator pursuant to T.C.A. 55-7-104(g), formerly T.C.A. 59-704(g).”
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