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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105)
Chapter 8 - OPERATION OF VEHICLES - RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 55-8-101 — 55-8-307)
Part 2 - OPERATION OF VEHICLES - RULES OF THE ROAD - CONTINUED (§§ 55-8-NEW — 55-8-212)
Section 55-8-207 - Removal of points charged for speeding conviction upon completion of defensive driving course
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TN Code § 55-8-207 (2023)
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A person who is charged with speeding and subsequently convicted and who successfully completes a department-approved defensive driving course within ninety (90) days of the conviction shall have the points charged to the person's driving record for the speeding conviction removed; provided, that five (5) points is the maximum number of points that may be removed from the person's driving record. This section may be applied to only one (1) speeding offense for each driving course completed and only once in a four-year period.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 710,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
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