HB2559 - Tennessee - Motor Vehicles, Unicoi County

Companion Bill SB2587. Motor Vehicles - Exempts Unicoi County from the restriction on enforcement of motor vehicle laws by municipalities having a population of 10,000 or less. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB2559 / *SB2587 Increase Local Govt. Revenue - $5,000/Permissive Increase Local Govt Expenditures - Not Significant/Permissive Bill Summary for HB2559 / *SB2587 Under present law, a municipality has the primary responsibility for enforcing the present law provisions governing the operation of motor vehicles, accidents, and related crimes and penalties within the territorial limits of such municipality. The municipality is further authorized to enforce such additional ordinances for the regulation of the operation of vehicles as it deems proper. Any municipality having a population of 10,000 [...]

show full description