(A) Every vehicle operated within the corporate limits must be in compliance with the Financial Responsibility Law.
(B) At the time the driver of a motor vehicle is charged with any moving violation under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 55, Ch. 8 and 10, parts 1 through 5, Ch. 50; any provision of this title of the municipal code; or at the time of an accident for which notice is required under Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-106, the officer shall request evidence from all drivers involved in the accident, without regard to apparent or actual fault.
(C) For purposes of this section,
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY means:
(1) Documentation, such as the declaration page of an insurance policy, an insurance binder or an insurance card from an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, stating that a policy of insurance meeting the requirements of the state’s Financial Responsibility Law of 1977 (“the Law”), compiled in Tenn. Code Ann. Title 55, Ch. 12, has been issued;
(2) A certificate, valid for one year and issued by the Commissioner of Safety stating that a cash deposit or bond required by the law, has been paid or filed with the Commissioner or has been qualified as a self-insurer under the law; and
(3) The motor vehicle being operated at the time of the violation was owned by a carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Safety or the Interstate Commerce Commission, the state or any subdivision thereof and that such vehicle was being operated with the owners’ consent.
(2011 Code, § 15-801) (Ord. 09-12, passed 3- -2009)