Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-5-117: Grounds for suspension or revocation of registrations, certificates of titles, and permits

(a) The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, certificate of registration, or registration plate, or any nonresident or other permit in any of the following events: (1) When the department is satisfied that the registration or that the certificate, plate, or permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued; (2) When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked; (3) When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand; (4) When a certificate of registration, registration plate or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it was issued; and (5) The commissioner shall be empowered to suspend the permit or right of any nonresident under any reciprocal agreement executed under § 55-4-121 if the nonresident is found to have violated any of the laws of this state regulating motor vehicles. (b) Nothing in chapters 1-6 of this title shall be construed to affect or change the power of the commissioner to revoke motor vehicle registrations under the financial responsibility law in chapter 12 of this title. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 80 (Williams, § 5538.180); Acts 1953, ch. 167, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-513; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; Acts 1972, ch. 540, § 12; T.C.A., § 59-518.

(a) The department is authorized to suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, certificate of registration, or registration plate, or any nonresident or other permit in any of the following events: (1) When the department is satisfied that the registration or that the certificate, plate, or permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued; (2) When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked; (3) When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand; (4) When a certificate of registration, registration plate or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it was issued; and (5) The commissioner shall be empowered to suspend the permit or right of any nonresident under any reciprocal agreement executed under § 55-4-121 if the nonresident is found to have violated any of the laws of this state regulating motor vehicles.

(1) When the department is satisfied that the registration or that the certificate, plate, or permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued;

(2) When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked;

(3) When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;

(4) When a certificate of registration, registration plate or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it was issued; and

(5) The commissioner shall be empowered to suspend the permit or right of any nonresident under any reciprocal agreement executed under § 55-4-121 if the nonresident is found to have violated any of the laws of this state regulating motor vehicles.

(b) Nothing in chapters 1-6 of this title shall be construed to affect or change the power of the commissioner to revoke motor vehicle registrations under the financial responsibility law in chapter 12 of this title.