Tenn. Code § 7-51-1008

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 7-51-1008 - Entertainment transportation regulation—Prohibited government actions
(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 the effective date of this act; 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 the effective date of this act.

T.C.A. § 7-51-1008

Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 894,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.