65-15-203 - Penalty for violation of hours-of-service standards. - Tennessee Statutes

65-15-203. Penalty for violation of hours-of-service standards.

In fixing a civil or criminal penalty for violators of the hours of service standards set forth in the department's rules against any person operating a motor vehicle marked with a valid safety sticker, the department or court shall take into account whether the violation occurred as a result of an emergency condition beyond the control of the violator.

[Acts 1986, ch. 748, § 3; 1995, ch. 305, § 30.]