Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-119: Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law - Safe transport of ladders on public roadways

(a) This section is known and may be cited as the "Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law."

(b) A person who operates a motor vehicle upon a public roadway while transporting a ladder on the motor vehicle or in an open bed or trailer commits an offense if the ladder falls onto the roadway and causes or contributes to a motor vehicle accident.

(c) This section does not alter or amend any requirements in § 65-15-111 pertaining to additional requirements for commercial motor vehicles.

(d) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except, that if death or bodily injury results from the motor vehicle accident, then a violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.