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Executive Order No. 15

An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules and Taking Other Necessary Measures in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee (Governor; Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division) · Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107 (Governor's emergency powers, including suspension of statutes and rules)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
12:01 a.m. CDT May 18, 2020 (para. 41); the registration extensions to June 15, 2020 and the six-month license extensions ran by their terms to November 18, 2020; successor orders continued the driver-services relief (Tennessee State file) (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • Department of Safety and Homeland Security
  • holders of driver licenses and vehicle registrations
  • licensed professionals
  • ignition-interlock providers
  • Department of Commerce and Insurance licensees
Functions reached
  • DM registrations and driver licenses (expirations delayed; Driver Services Centers on limited service)
  • HR credentialing (professional licenses extended, para. 7, 27)
  • PM permits (building plans review deadlines, para. 28)
  • CB customers driving on extended credentials
  • OP
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

22. The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-104(a)-(d), are hereby suspended to the extent necessary to delay the expiration of all valid motor vehicle registrations set to expire between March 12, 2020, and May 18, 2020. Such motor vehicle registrations shall instead expire on June 15, 2020... 23. The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 55-50-336 and 55-50-337, are hereby suspended to the extent necessary to delay the expiration of all valid Class A, B, C, D, P, and M driver licenses and Class ID photo identification licenses set to expire between March 12, 2020, and May 18, 2020. Such licenses shall instead expire six (6) months from the current date the license is set to expire.

Enforcement

Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-120 (violation of an emergency order a Class A misdemeanor); the suspensions operate by force of the order

Notes

Paragraph 7 extended health-care professional and facility licenses three months; para. 27 gave the Commerce and Insurance Commissioner discretion over continuing-education and licensing deadlines; para. 28 building-plan review deadlines; the order repealed EO 14 (para. 42).

Retrieval note

Tennessee Driver Services Centers' COVID-19 page and September 2020 express-center reopening release are AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-022 and -023 (retrieval pending).

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