Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Driver licenses are not required for
drivers who operate the vehicles described below, under the conditions
specified for each:
(a) Any member of the
armed forces, reserves, and national guard while operating a motor vehicle
owned or leased by any branch of the armed services of the United
States;
(b) Any person while
driving or operating any road machine, farm tractor, or implement of husbandry
operated or moved on a highway for the purposes of conducting agricultural or
construction operations;
(c)
Nonresidents at least sixteen (16) years old who have in their immediate
possession a valid driver license issued by their home state or country,
provided that the out of state license is equivalent to the class license
required in Tennessee, and provided that thirty (30) days after residency is
established, a Tennessee class license is obtained; and
(d) Students pursuing driver training course
in a public school or a private secondary school approved by Tennessee's
Commissioner of Education or by a recognized regional or national accrediting
agency, or in a duly licensed commercial driver training school, provided that:
1. the student is operating a Class D motor
vehicle bearing the school's identification, and is accompanied at all times by
an instructor certified and registered by the Tennessee Department of
Education.
(2) Commercial driver licenses are not
required for drivers who operate the vehicles described below, under the
conditions specified for each:
(a) Vehicles
which are controlled and operated by a farmer or nurseryman that are used to
transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or
from a farm or nursery, and are not used in the operations of a common or
contract motor carrier and are used within one hundred fifty (150) miles of the
person's farm or nursery;
(b)
Vehicles designed and used solely as emergency vehicles which are necessary for
the preservation of life or property, or the execution of emergency
governmental functions performed under emergency conditions and not subject to
normal traffic regulation. This exemption shall apply to vehicles operated by
paid or non-paid personnel;
(c)
Vehicles of the United States Department of Defense when operated by military
personnel on active duty, members of the Reserves and National Guard on active
duty including personnel on full-time National Guard duty, personnel on
part-time training and National Guard military technicians or civilians who are
required to wear military uniforms and are subject to the code of military
justice;
(d) Vehicles designed and
used primarily as recreational vehicles as defined in 1340-1-13-.02;
or
(e) Vehicles leased strictly and
exclusively to transport personal possessions or family members for
non-business purposes.
(3) Drivers who operate the vehicles
described in subpart (2) above must comply with all requirements specified
elsewhere in 1340-1-13-.03 and 1340-1-13-.04 for a Class D license with the
proper endorsement.
(4) For up to
six (6) months, non U.S. citizens who are employed in managerial or technical
positions in this State may operate under a valid driver's license issued by
another state, country, or international body.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
55-50-102, 55-50-304, 49 C.F.R.
§383(1992), and Title XII, Public Law 99-570, §12013.
