{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-20-202","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-20-202","heading":"Regulations governing contract passenger carriers","body":"(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part. (2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (b) This part does not apply to: (1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work; (2) A person transporting only school children and teachers; (3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service; (4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay; (5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine; (6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers; (7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or (8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle. Acts 2002, ch. 750, § 1; 2003, ch. 17, § 1.\n(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part. (2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part.\n(2) A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(b) This part does not apply to: (1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work; (2) A person transporting only school children and teachers; (3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service; (4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay; (5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine; (6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers; (7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or (8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.\n(1) A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work;\n(2) A person transporting only school children and teachers;\n(3) A person operating an ambulance or funeral service;\n(4) A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay;\n(5) A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine;\n(6) A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers;\n(7) Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or\n(8) Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 20"],"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":"2fcd45e1b3c31a34cca176f3c3b691b5c033d61a732c3d07065af4f2723edffa","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-20-201","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-20-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}