2021 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 3 - Certificates of Title
Part 2 - Wrecked, Damaged, Dismantled or Rebuilt Motor Vehicles
§ 55-3-204. Motor Vehicle Dealer’s License Not Required for Person to Sell Motor Vehicles to Automotive Dismantlers and Recyclers or Scrap Metal Dealers or Processors

Universal Citation: TN Code § 55-3-204 (2021)

A motor vehicle dealer's license shall not be required for a person to sell motor vehicles to licensed automotive dismantlers and recyclers, as defined in § 55-17-102, or to registered scrap metal dealers or scrap metal processors, if:


  1. The motor vehicle has been designated by the seller as a nonrepairable vehicle, whether or not such vehicle has been issued a nonrepairable vehicle certificate; and

  2. The motor vehicle is being sold solely for recycling, dismantling, or scrap.
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