Section 1340-06-01-.23 - DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE INSPECTION OF HOMEMADE AND/OR MATERIALLY RECONSTRUCTED TRAILERS(1) The word "automobile" as used in the rules pertaining to homemade and materially reconstructed trailers shall mean a self-propelled land vehicle with four wheels propelled by an internal combustion engine which is designed primarily to carry passengers and incidental freight for a non-commercial purpose and which is required to register with the state pursuant to T.C.A. § 55-4-111(c) or T.C.A. § 55-4-112. This definition shall include cars, vans, and small trucks which do not register as a commercial vehicle under T.C.A. § 55-4-113.(2) The word "trailer" shall be defined as described in T.C.A. § 55-1-105(5);(3) The word "semi-trailer" shall be defined as described in T.C.A. § 55-1-105(4);(4) The word "pole trailer" shall be defined as described in T.C.A. § 55-1-105(3);(5) The word "homemade" shall be defined as described in T.C.A. § 55-4-101(3)(A);(6) The word "materially reconstructed" shall be defined as described in T.C.A. § 55-4-101(3)(B);(7) The word "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Safety and Homeland Security;(8) The word "Department" shall mean the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1340-06-01-.23
Original rule certified May 9, 1974. Rule 1340-06-01-.23 was transferred from rule 1220-02-01-.23 by the Secretary of State with editorial changes pursuant to Public Chapter 305 of 1995 and Public Chapter 826 of 2002; effective March 28, 2003. Emergency rule filed August 16, 2011; effective through February 12, 2012. Repeal and new rule filed August 16, 2011; effective January 29, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 55-4-101 et seq., 65-15-106 and 65-15-113.