Chauffeur using automobile without owner's consent - Penalty

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TN Code › Title 55 › Chapter 5 › Section 55-5-105

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(a) It is unlawful for any chauffeur or any other person in like capacity to use the automobile of another without the owner's permission or consent. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1911, ch. 28, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 6501a1, 6501a2; Code 1932, §§ 10847, 10848; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-505; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

(a) It is unlawful for any chauffeur or any other person in like capacity to use the automobile of another without the owner's permission or consent.

(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Acts 1911, ch. 28, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 6501a1, 6501a2; Code 1932, §§ 10847, 10848; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-505; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

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