{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-4-266","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-266","heading":"Surviving spouse decal - Fees","body":"(a) On and after May 19, 2014, any registration plate that is retained or renewed by, or initially issued to, a surviving spouse pursuant to § 55-4-252 , § 55-4-253 , § 55-4-255 , § 55-4-257 , § 55-4-261 , § 55-4-263 or § 55-4-273 , or § 55-4-274 , as applicable, shall be distinguished by a surviving spouse decal. The design of the decal shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of veterans services. The placement of the decal on the plate shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of revenue; provided, that the decal shall be placed in a conspicuous manner.\n(b) The department of revenue shall charge a one-time fee for issuance of the decal in an amount sufficient to defray the administrative costs of implementing this section. The one-time fee for a decal is in addition to any other applicable fees required for issuance of the plate to the surviving spouse pursuant to § 55-4-252 , § 55-4-253 , § 55-4-255 , § 55-4-257 , § 55-4-261 , or § 55-4-263 , § 55-4-273 or § 55-4-274 ; except, that a decal shall be issued free of charge to a surviving spouse who is issued a former prisoner of war registration plate free of charge under § 55-4-261 or a surviving spouse who, prior to May 19, 2014, was issued a Purple Heart registration plate free of charge under § 55-4-257 . Upon application for a decal and payment of the one-time fee, the surviving spouse shall be entitled to issuance of the decal.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 4"],"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 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:51:56Z","sha256":"c65e935cb78db71d538e41e01741bd3922e95e8a7310dc8196af8c34ff0b2c3a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-4-265","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-4-267","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). GroundRules uses only the releases published under CC BY 4.0: from v2026.09 the compilation is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, and GroundRules does not use those releases. Each affected row names its release in its vintage label. GroundRules parsed and filtered the compilation to retain enacted text.","url":"https://huggingface.co/datasets/vaquill/open-us-law","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},{"id":"pro-tn","title":"Tennessee Release 76 supplement","text":"Tennessee electronic product files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain mark. GroundRules uses enacted text from Release 76 only as a labeled supplement to the newer Open US Law rows.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.tn.tca"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}