# Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-109: Number of plates - Issuance

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-109
- **Heading:** Number of plates - Issuance
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 55 / Chapter 4 / Section 55-4-109

## Text

In registering any motor vehicle, the county clerk shall cause to be issued one (1) registration plate. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 45 (Williams, § 5538.145); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 6; 1955, ch. 52, § 4; 1959, ch. 26, § 1; 1975, ch. 128, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-409.
In registering any motor vehicle, the county clerk shall cause to be issued one (1) registration plate.
Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 45 (Williams, § 5538.145); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 6; 1955, ch. 52, § 4; 1959, ch. 26, § 1; 1975, ch. 128, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-409.

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