# Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-108: Registration certificate to be carried in vehicle or on driver's person - Display - Exception

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-108
- **Heading:** Registration certificate to be carried in vehicle or on driver's person - Display - Exception
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-108

## Text

(a) Every certificate of registration shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving, or in control of the vehicle, who shall display the certificate upon demand of any officer or employee of the department. The owner may, in order to ensure its safekeeping, provide a duplicate or facsimile of the certificate of registration to be kept in the vehicle for display by any person who may legally operate the vehicle under the owner's registration. (b) The provision of subsection (a) requiring that a certificate of registration be carried in the vehicle to which it refers, or by the person driving the vehicle, shall not apply when the certificate of registration is used for the purpose of making application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of the vehicle. (c) For purposes of any vehicle operating as part of a platoon, as defined by § 55-8-101 , the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the certificate of registration is at all times carried in the first or lead vehicle in the platoon. (d) For purposes of an ADS-operated vehicle, as defined by § 55-30-102 , the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the certificate of registration is at all times carried in or available electronically through, the vehicle to which it refers. (e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 1, eff. 6/6/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 171,s 1, eff. 4/24/2017. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 44 (Williams, § 5538.144); Acts 1961, ch. 292, § 1; 1972, ch. 540, § 10; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-408; Acts 2003, ch. 2, § 1.
(a) Every certificate of registration shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving, or in control of the vehicle, who shall display the certificate upon demand of any officer or employee of the department. The owner may, in order to ensure its safekeeping, provide a duplicate or facsimile of the certificate of registration to be kept in the vehicle for display by any person who may legally operate the vehicle under the owner's registration.
(b) The provision of subsection (a) requiring that a certificate of registration be carried in the vehicle to which it refers, or by the person driving the vehicle, shall not apply when the certificate of registration is used for the purpose of making application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of the vehicle.
(c) For purposes of any vehicle operating as part of a platoon, as defined by § 55-8-101 , the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the certificate of registration is at all times carried in the first or lead vehicle in the platoon.
(d) For purposes of an ADS-operated vehicle, as defined by § 55-30-102 , the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the certificate of registration is at all times carried in or available electronically through, the vehicle to which it refers.
(e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 1, eff. 6/6/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 171,s 1, eff. 4/24/2017.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 44 (Williams, § 5538.144); Acts 1961, ch. 292, § 1; 1972, ch. 540, § 10; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-408; Acts 2003, ch. 2, § 1.

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