Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0960 - Motor Vehicle Commission
Chapter 0960-01 - General Rules
Section 0960-01-.14 - LICENSE FEES

Current through April 3, 2024

(1) The biennial license fees for licenses issued and renewed and other related fees shall be as follows:

(a) For each manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, distributor branch, one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,600.00);

(b) For each manufacturer, distributor, fifty dollars ($50.00) per franchised dealer in Tennessee;

(c) For each motor vehicle dealer selling new or used motor vehicles, four hundred dollars ($400.00);

(d) For each factory representative or distributor representative, four hundred dollars ($400.00);

(e) For each motor vehicle salesperson, thirty-five dollars ($35.00);

(f) For each application for endorsement of change of employer of a motor vehicle salesperson by an employer, thirty-five dollars ($35.00);

(g) For each automotive dismantler and recycler, four hundred dollars ($400.00);

(h) For each automobile auction, eight hundred dollars ($800.00);

(i) For each motor vehicle or recreational vehicle show permit, two hundred dollars ($200.00);

(j) For each duplicate license, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

(k) For each name change, including additional line-make, four hundred dollars ($400.00);

(l) For each automotive mobility dealer, four hundred dollars ($400.00);

(m) For each recreational vehicle dealer, four hundred dollars ($400.00) after January 1, 2017;

(n) A four hundred-dollar ($400.00) fee will be assessed per re-inspection of an applicant when re-inspection is necessitated by an action or inaction of the applicant. In the event that a licensee requires re-inspection due to an action or inaction of the licensee, the licensee shall be assessed the actual cost of re-inspection but in no instance more than four-hundred dollars ($400.00);

(o) Twenty-five percent (25%) of all license application fees will be forfeited if the applicant fails to submit all required documentation within ninety (90) days of receipt of the application. Any applicant refund must be requested in writing. Documents will be returned to the applicant after ninety (90) days from the initial receipt.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 55-17-107, 55-17-111, 55-17-112, 55-17-302, 55-17-402, 55-17-405, and 55-17406.

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