{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-139","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-139","heading":"Limitations on where person may stand along roadway","body":"(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle. (b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway. (c) No person shall loiter or conduct any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway. (d) Subsection (c) does not apply to: (1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and (2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway. (e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; except, that a person who violates subsection (c) shall receive a warning citation for a first offense. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 184,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 38; T.C.A., § 59-839; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.\n(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride or employment from the occupant of any vehicle.\n(b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.\n(c) No person shall loiter or conduct any commercial activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.\n(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to: (1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and (2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.\n(1) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons under contract with, or acting on behalf of, the department of transportation; and\n(2) Employees of, or agents, contractors, or other persons who are under contract with, or acting on behalf of, a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or a utility, and who are permitted by the department of transportation to stand or conduct any activity in, or in proximity to, the median of a state highway.\n(e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor; except, that a person who violates subsection (c) shall receive a warning citation for a first offense.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 8"],"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":"551f817348ec326f6afb234795971e0a29df8f2bff29ce532a73401eefb9d134","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-138","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-8-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}