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(a) Ask a traffic law question, get an answer ASAP!Thousands of highly rated, verified traffic lawyers. Parking violations, accidents, DUI/DWI, licensing, registration, and more Protect your vehicle and your rights with expert legal help now (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state and who is a current member of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) (A) The application for a Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association new specialty earmarked plate must be accompanied by the current year‘s membership card from the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association, certifying the applicant to be a member of the organization. If renewed by mail, the renewal must be accompanied by a copy of the member’s current year Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association membership card. (B) Only paid sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, sheriff’s office employees, and their spouses; retired sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, sheriff’s office employees in good standing, and their spouses; and Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association employees and their spouses who are members of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association are permitted to receive the license plates. (3) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must bear the inscription “TENNESSEE SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION” or “TSA” and an appropriate standardized insignia of the organization. (4) (A) Within thirty (30) days of terminating membership or eligibility for membership in the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association, an applicant to whom a registration plate has been issued pursuant to this subsection (a) shall surrender the plate to the county clerk of the county of the applicant’s residence. (B) The Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association shall provide biannually to the department the names and addresses of persons who have terminated their membership in the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association, together with any other identifying information as the commissioner may require. (C) The Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association shall provide quarterly to each sheriff’s office a list of current plate holders for verification of employment, retiree in good standing, and spouses. (5) Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202, the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a license plate to an owner or lessee of a motorcycle who is otherwise eligible for a Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association plate; provided, however, that the owner or lessee shall comply with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motorcycles and pay the regular fee applicable to motorcycles and the applicable fee specified in § 55-4-204 prior to the issuance of the plate. (6) Funds produced from the sale of Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association Charitable Foundations in accordance with § 55-4-301. (7) For the purposes of § 55-4-202(g)(1), all license plates authorized or issued pursuant to subdivisions (a)(1) and (5) must be jointly included in any determinations for initial issuance and continuation of issuance. (b) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state and who is certified as a member or associate member of the Fraternal Order of Police, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Fraternal Order of Police new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) (A) The application for a Fraternal Order of Police new specialty earmarked plate must be accompanied by a copy of an active membership card or a statement from the Fraternal Order of Police certifying the applicant to be a member or associate member of the organization. (B) Only members and associate members of the Fraternal Order of Police or their spouses are permitted to receive the license plates. (3) (A) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must bear the inscription “FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE” or “FOP” and an appropriate standardized insignia of the organization. (B) For applicants who are associate members of the Fraternal Order of Police, the strip along the bottom of the license plate must also bear the language “ASSOCIATE MEMBER.” (4) (A) Within thirty (30) days of terminating membership or associate membership in the Fraternal Order of Police, an applicant to whom a registration plate has been issued pursuant to this subsection (b) shall surrender the plate to the county clerk of the county of the applicant’s residence. (B) The Fraternal Order of Police s