{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-51-1008","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-51-1008","heading":"Entertainment transportation regulation - Prohibited government actions","body":"(a) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, a governmental entity that regulates entertainment transportation pursuant to this part shall not: (1) Refuse to renew a permit to a business that provides entertainment transportation if the governmental entity issued the permit to the business to provide entertainment transportation prior to May 1, 2024; or (2) Revoke a permit issued to a business that provides entertainment transportation except for good cause shown in an administrative hearing. (b) As used in this section, \"good cause\": (1) Means a material violation of a state law or a municipal ordinance, rule, or regulation governing the permit, which may be demonstrated by a knowing failure or refusal to comply with such law, ordinance, rule, or regulation; and (2) Includes the disuse or dormancy of a permit for a period of six (6) months or longer prior to the governmental entity taking action to revoke the permit; provided, that the start date for calculating a six-month period of disuse or dormancy begins on or after May 1, 2024. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 894,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.\n(a) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, a governmental entity that regulates entertainment transportation pursuant to this part shall not: (1) Refuse to renew a permit to a business that provides entertainment transportation if the governmental entity issued the permit to the business to provide entertainment transportation prior to May 1, 2024; or (2) Revoke a permit issued to a business that provides entertainment transportation except for good cause shown in an administrative hearing.\n(1) Refuse to renew a permit to a business that provides entertainment transportation if the governmental entity issued the permit to the business to provide entertainment transportation prior to May 1, 2024; or\n(2) Revoke a permit issued to a business that provides entertainment transportation except for good cause shown in an administrative hearing.\n(b) As used in this section, \"good cause\": (1) Means a material violation of a state law or a municipal ordinance, rule, or regulation governing the permit, which may be demonstrated by a knowing failure or refusal to comply with such law, ordinance, rule, or regulation; and (2) Includes the disuse or dormancy of a permit for a period of six (6) months or longer prior to the governmental entity taking action to revoke the permit; provided, that the start date for calculating a six-month period of disuse or dormancy begins on or after May 1, 2024.\n(1) Means a material violation of a state law or a municipal ordinance, rule, or regulation governing the permit, which may be demonstrated by a knowing failure or refusal to comply with such law, ordinance, rule, or regulation; and\n(2) Includes the disuse or dormancy of a permit for a period of six (6) months or longer prior to the governmental entity taking action to revoke the permit; provided, that the start date for calculating a six-month period of disuse or dormancy begins on or after May 1, 2024.","path":["TN Code","Title 7","Chapter 51"],"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":"1fa0c9514ce8bb3534f4f24f2155af98bcc0dab34996e315dcda61e4eec1e5f5","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-51-1007","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-51-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}