Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1320 - Revenue
Subtitle 1320-08 - Vehicle Services Division
Chapter 1320-08-01 - Cultural Plates
Section 1320-08-01-.03 - COLLEGE PLATES

(1) Proposals for the issuance of college plates must be made by the college or university referenced and must include a proposed format or design for the plates, which is subject to the approval of the Motor Vehicle Division under the provisions of T.C.A. § 55-4-301. Individuals may then submit applications for such college plates.

(2) Applications for college plates shall be submitted to the Motor Vehicle Division by the first day of the month proceeding the expiration date of their current registration. The application shall contain the name and complete residence address of the applicant, the name of the county to which the plates are to be sent, the college to be referenced, and the signature of the applicant. A remittance made payable to the Tennessee Department of Revenue in the amount of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars must accompany each application.

(3) An applicant may also request that a college plate be personalized. In that case, the application must provide, in addition to the information required by this rule, information required by Rule 1320-8-1-.02. A remittance made payable to the Tennessee Department of Revenue in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) must accompany each application for a personalized college plate.

(4) Approval of applications for college plates shall be in accordance with the provisions of T. C.A. § 55-4-301 et seq. In order for any proposed college plate to be issued, the Motor Vehicle Division must receive at least one hundred (100) applications for such plates by September 30 of the year preceding the registration year for which the college plates are to be issued. If at least one hundred (100) applications are not timely received, any applications which have been received shall be returned and any amounts paid refunded.