TCA 55-4-344
Medical condition or disease support and awareness
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Medical condition or disease support and awareness.
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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, 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 in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be designed in consultation with a representative from the Pat Summitt Foundation. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Pat Summitt Foundation, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively to award grants to nonprofit organizations that advance research for treatment and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, provide support for patients and caregivers, and educate the public on Alzheimer’s disease. (b) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, 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 Down Syndrome Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must contain the logo or other appropriate design representative of the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee. (3) The funds produced from the sale of the new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used solely to provide education, advocacy, and support resources for individuals with Down Syndrome and their families. (c) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, 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 an Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (c) must bear a logo or other appropriate emblem designed to raise public awareness about autism. The plates must be designed in consultation with ASMT, Inc. (3) In accordance with § 55-4-301, funds produced from the sale of the Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to ASMT, Inc. for distribution to ASMT, Inc., Autism Society of East Tennessee, and the Autism Society of the MidSouth. The funds must be used exclusively to support, educate, advocate, and raise public awareness about autism in Tennessee. (d) [Obsolete. See Compiler’s Notes.] (e) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, 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 Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (e) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (3) The funds produced from the sale of Lupus Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively in Tennessee to improve the quality of life for Tennessee residents affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support, and advocacy. (f) (1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, 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 Crusade Against Darkness new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). (2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this subsection (f) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Middle Tennessee Lions Sight Service, Inc. (3) (A) Subject to the requirements of § 55-4-202, the commissioner is authorized and shall issue a registration plate to an owner or lessee of a
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