Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1340 - Safety and Homeland Security
Subtitle 1340-06 - Rules and Regulations As To Supervision and Control of Motor Vehicles and Motor Buses
Chapter 1340-06-01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR BUSES
Section 1340-06-01-.24 - HOMEMADE AND/OR MATERIALLY RECONSTRUCTED TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS AND POLE TRAILERS SUBJECT TO INSPECTION

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1340-06-01-.24

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) This rule applies to trailers, semi-trailers, or pole trailers which are:

(a) Homemade or materially reconstructed as defined in these rules; and

(b) Required to be titled or registered under T.C.A. § 55-4-101 et seq.

(2) This rule does not apply to any trailers, semi trailers, or pole trailers which are:

(a) Trailers owned by farmers and used for agricultural purposes or hauling livestock between farm and market, and implements designed for carrying and distributing fertilizer as described in T.C.A. § 55-4-113(a)(5)(C);

(b) Trailers used solely for the transportation of boats for a non-commercial purpose;

(c) Trailers drawn by an automobile for a noncommercial purpose except for house trailers (required to be registered under classes (D)(ii) and (D)(iii) of T.C.A. § 55-4-111) and rental trailers (required to be registered under class (D)(i) of T.C.A. § 55-4-111).

(3) Any trailer, to which this rule applies as described in sections (1) and (2) of this rule, shall not be titled or registered for operation over the roads and highways of Tennessee nor shall it be operated, drawn, or pulled over state highways and roads until the Department has certified that said trailer is in compliance with Department trailer safety rules.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 55-4-101 et seq., 65-15-106 and 65-15-113.

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