{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-15-117","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-15-117","heading":"Motor carrier safety improvement","body":"(a) The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's status as an employee or independent contractor, or as a jointly employed employee, under any state law. (b) For purposes of this section, \"motor carrier safety improvement\" means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate any of the following: (1) Compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws; (2) Safety of a motor vehicle; (3) Safety of the operator of a motor vehicle; or (4) Safety of third-party users of public roadways. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 97,s 1, eff. 3/28/2019.\n(a) The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's status as an employee or independent contractor, or as a jointly employed employee, under any state law.\n(b) For purposes of this section, \"motor carrier safety improvement\" means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate any of the following: (1) Compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws; (2) Safety of a motor vehicle; (3) Safety of the operator of a motor vehicle; or (4) Safety of third-party users of public roadways.\n(1) Compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws;\n(2) Safety of a motor vehicle;\n(3) Safety of the operator of a motor vehicle; or\n(4) Safety of third-party users of public roadways.","path":["TN Code","Title 65","Chapter 15"],"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":"0c14ee2ee944a7973137066476a0273c300b2e56a5a7dc8608d48d2745e2b5b7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-15-116","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-15-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}