Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTREVENUEDepartment of SafetyUninsured Motorist FundFY27-28 & Subsequent Years$920,000$1,615,900 EXPENDITURESUninsured Motorist FundFY27-28$1,600,000 LOCAL GOVERNMENTREVENUEMandatoryFY27-28 & Subsequent Years$5,397,900 Bill Summary The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law requires the department of revenue to provide notice to an owner of a motor vehicle if there is evidence that a motor vehicle is not insured. Such notice requires the vehicle owner to provide (i) proof of financial security, (ii) proof of exemption from financial security requirements, (iii) proof that the vehicle is no longer in the owner's possession, or (iv) a statement that the vehicle is not in use on any public road. Failure to respond to the notice results in an initial coverage failure fee, and continuing failure to respond results in increasing additional fees. This bill prohibits the department of revenue or a county clerk from processing an application for registration of a motor vehicle after the owner becomes subject to issuance of the above-described notice until the applicant provides proof of financial responsibility. If the applicant elects to use a policy of insurance as proof, the documentation must state that the policy will be in force for at least 30 days. This bill clarifies that the owner of a motor vehicle becomes subject to issuance of the above-described notice if the department of revenue has included a designation in the Tennessee Vehicle Title and Registration System database or other available database that there is evidence that a motor vehicle is not insured and the department of revenue has not issued a notice to the owner. INCREASED COVERAGE FAILURE FEES The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law provides that failure to respond to a notice from the department of revenue, as described above, results in an initial $
