Definitions

(1) Applicant. A person who is requesting in writing that the Department inspect their property pursuant to T.C.A. § 55-4-101 and § 65-15-111. (2) Application for Inspection. The form furnished by the Department or any County Court Clerk’s Office requesting that the Department perform a Safety Certification Inspection. (3) Commissioner. The appointed commissioner of the Department of Safety. (4) Department. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. (5) Homemade. The construction or assembly of a trailer from new or used parts, or both, using a body or frame not originating from any previously manufactured trailer. (6) Inspection. The process performed by a safety inspector of the Department on the property as requested by the applicant to see if the property meets the requirements of the Department. (7) Inspection Fee Receipt. The form issued by the Department confirming that the applicant has paid the required twenty-five dollar ($25.00) inspection fee. (8) Inspection Report. A report and checklist maintained by the Department which is completed at every safety inspection designation whether or not such property meets or does not meet the requirements of the Department. (9) Pole Trailer. Every vehicle designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM CHAPTER 1340-03-02 poles, pipes or structural members capable generally of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections, pursuant to definitions set out in 49 CFR 390.5. (10) Materially Reconstructed. Substantial alteration or modifications made to an original manufacturer’s specifications. Substantial alterations or modifications shall be deemed to have occurred if the trailer has undergone a major manufacturing alteration which has materially changed the original configuration, structure or specifications of basic components of a previously assembled or manufactured trailer. (11) Property. Any trailer, semi-trailer and pole trailer which is homemade or materially reconstructed as defined herein which is required under the provisions of T.C.A.§ 55-4-101 and § 65-15-111 to be titled or registered to operate over the roads and highways of Tennessee. (12) Safety Inspection Certification Certificate. A form furnished by the Department designating whether or not such property meets the requirements of the Department. (13) Safety Inspector. A person employed by the Department to inspect property pursuant to T.C.A. § 55-4-101 and § 65-15-111. (14) Semi-Trailer. Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle. (15) Trailer. Every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.