Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-403 (2026)
Headlamps on motorcycles - Penalty
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than two (2) headlamps.
- (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1931, ch. 82, § 15; 1937, ch. 245, § 5; 1941, ch. 121, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2700.16 (Williams, § 2695); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-906; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1994–1999 · leading case: Ammons v. Bonilla, 886 S.W.2d 239 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994).
Ammons v. Bonilla, 886 S.W.2d 239 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994). “§ 55-8-123, which concerns changing lane of travel, and (4) T.C.A. §§ 55-9-403 and 55-9-406, which concern the headlights on a vehicle.”
United States v. McKissack, 76 F. Supp. 2d 836 (M.D. Tenn. 1999). “T.C.A. § 55-9-403 is titled “Headlamps on motorcycles” and provides the minimum and maximum number of headlamps allowed on motorcycles.”
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