§ 6-44-30 — Expiration and renewal

Sec. 6-44-30. - Expiration and renewal.

A. 1. A permit issued under this article shall expire at midnight on the date of birth of the applicant, at which time the permit shall become null and void. Every driver's permit in good standing will be renewable on or three months before its expiration date, upon application and payment of the fee to the permit office, as required in section 6-44-27. The renewal of the driver's permit within five working days following the date of expiration of the permit will be considered timely renewal of the permit. 2. Failure to make timely application for renewal of the driver's permit will result in the payment of a delinquent fee of $15.00 per month, up to three months. 3. Permit holders who have allowed their permits to expire for a period beyond three months will be considered to be a new applicant for a permit and will pay any accumulated fees to the permits office and will conform to all the requirements pertaining to such applicants in obtaining such permits, including physical and drug screening. B. If the driver wishes that his or her permit be renewed, he or she shall furnish to the city treasurer, or his or her designee, the following information by May 1 of each calendar year: 1. Current Division of Safety, Department of Transportation motor vehicle report; 2. Current criminal record report issued by the city treasurer; 3. Two recent color pictures of the driver, two inches square; 4. An affidavit signed by the driver indicating no medical or physical disabilities were suffered during the previous year; 5. A statement from a holder of a State of Tennessee certificate of public convenience and necessity indicting that the driver is a current driver for the certificate holder. C. Every three years, a driver shall submit at the time of renewal, a certificate by a reputable physician, resident in the city, indicating the length of time which the physician has treated the driver, showing that the driver is not disabled by reason of defective sight, hearing, body or limb from safely operating a motor vehicle and indicating any physical or mental condition for which the driver has received treatment in the previous three years and those for which he or she continues to receive treatment.

(Code 1985, § 39-215; Ord. No. 4227, § 1, 11-2-1993; Ord. No. 4352, §§ 18, 19, 8-15-1995; Ord. No. 4941, 5-7-2002)