{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-10-210","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-210","heading":"License plate flippers prohibited - Section definitions - Penalties","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"license plate flipper\" means a manual, electronic, or mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle that either: (1) Alternates between two (2) or more license plates for the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change the license plate displayed on the operator's vehicle; or (2) Hides a license plate from view by flipping the plate, making the license number not visible. (b) A person commits an offense if a person acts with criminal negligence, as defined in § 39-11-106 , and purchases or possesses a license plate flipper. (c) A person commits an offense if a person acts with criminal negligence, as defined in § 39-11-106 , and manufactures, sells, offers to sell, or otherwise distributes a license plate flipper. (d) (1) An offense under subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor. (2) An offense under subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 870,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.\n(a) As used in this section, \"license plate flipper\" means a manual, electronic, or mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle that either: (1) Alternates between two (2) or more license plates for the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change the license plate displayed on the operator's vehicle; or (2) Hides a license plate from view by flipping the plate, making the license number not visible.\n(1) Alternates between two (2) or more license plates for the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change the license plate displayed on the operator's vehicle; or\n(2) Hides a license plate from view by flipping the plate, making the license number not visible.\n(b) A person commits an offense if a person acts with criminal negligence, as defined in § 39-11-106 , and purchases or possesses a license plate flipper.\n(c) A person commits an offense if a person acts with criminal negligence, as defined in § 39-11-106 , and manufactures, sells, offers to sell, or otherwise distributes a license plate flipper.\n(d) (1) An offense under subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor. (2) An offense under subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(1) An offense under subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(2) An offense under subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"11f71099fedc554ad75215e344b836139b4c28d9257dce237add3a64eabb26bf","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-10-209","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-10-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}