2019 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 20 - Highway Safety
Part 2 - Passenger Contract Carrier Safety Act
§ 55-20-202. Regulations governing contract passenger carriers.
(a)
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part.
(2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) This part does not apply to:
(1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work;
(2) A person transporting only school children and teachers;
(3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service;
(4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay;
(5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine;
(6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers;
(7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or
(8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.
