Regulations Governing Contract Passenger Carriers

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Motor and Other Vehicles
4. Highway Safety
5. Passenger Contract Carrier Safety Act
6. Regulations Governing Contract Passenger Carriers

1. 1. Except as provided in subsection (b), all passenger contract carriers regularly transporting passengers within or through the state who operate vehicles with a seating capacity of less than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and employing more than five (5) drivers must comply with the minimum safety standards established by this part.
   2. A violation of any provision of this section or failure to perform any act required by this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
2. This part does not apply to:
   1. A person who makes a single daily round trip to commute to and from work;
   2. A person transporting only school children and teachers;
   3. A person operating an ambulance or funeral service;
   4. A person who, on occasion and not as a regular business enterprise, transports one (1) or more passengers for pay;
   5. A person operating a stretched-sedan type limousine;
   6. A person operating a taxicab service for the general public using vehicles with a seating capacity of fewer than seven (7) passengers;
   7. Any public nonprofit or private nonprofit that provides transportation to the general public or to a specific client group; or
   8. Any entity licensed under chapter 17 of this title, operating a courtesy van or other motor vehicle.

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