Section 1340-03-04-.14 - SUSPENSION OF AUTHORIZATION(1) Upon determining that a municipality is enforcing the rules of the road on the interstate highways without proper authority or is not complying with these rules and all General Orders listed in 1340-03-04-.05(5)(c), the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's designee) may refuse to issue or may suspend for up to three (3) years the authorization for the municipality to enforce the rules of the road on the interstate highways.(2) Such suspension shall be made in writing and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the chief law enforcement officer and the mayor of the municipality no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the suspension of authority. Furthermore, an electronic mail notice will be sent to the municipality's chief law enforcement officer and mayor, notifying the effective date of the suspension of authority.(3) The municipal law enforcement agency shall have twenty (20) days from receipt of the suspension notification to provide proof to the Department that the municipal law enforcement agency was compliant with these rules and all General Orders listed in 1340-03-04-.05(5)(c). Timely submission of proof to the Department shall stay the suspension until the Department has made a determination whether or not to rescind the suspension.(4) If the proof submitted under paragraph (3) is acceptable to the Department, the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's designee) shall inform the chief law enforcement officer and mayor in writing and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the suspension is being rescinded.(5) If the proof submitted under paragraph (3) is not acceptable to the Department, the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's designee) shall inform the chief law enforcement officer and mayor in writing and send by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the suspension will be reinstituted. Furthermore, an electronic mail notice will be sent to the municipality's chief law enforcement officer and mayor, notifying the suspension will be reinstituted.(6) At the conclusion of the suspension served by a municipal law enforcement agency, such agency must re-file for authorization pursuant to 1340-03-04-.05 herein prior to enforcing the rules of the road on the interstate highways.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1340-03-04-.14
Original rule filed August 21, 2008; effective December 29, 2008. Repeal and new rule filed December 17, 2013; effective May 31, 2014. Amendments filed May 6, 2024; effective 8/4/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-2009, 4-7-112, and 55-10-308.