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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105)
Chapter 12 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 55-12-101 — 55-12-311)
Part 1 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWSHORT TITLE (§§ 55-12-101 — 55-12-142)
Section 55-12-135 - False statements - Perjury - Violations of part - Penalties - Suspension of license
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TN Code § 55-12-135 (2023)
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- (a) With respect to the requirements of this part, any person who knowingly submits a false statement under oath to the commissioner commits perjury and shall be subject to the penalties therefor. The commissioner may, upon determining from the records that a person has knowingly made a false statement, suspend the person's driver license for a period not to exceed six (6) months.
- (b) Any person who violates any provision of this part for which no specific penalty is provided commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1977, ch. 446, § 35; T.C.A., § 59-1285; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111.
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