Do you have to have a liecence to drive a 49cc gas scooter in Tennesse?

Answer 1

Hello
Me as a lifelong Tennessee resident and also just baught 49cc in Franklin County ! I went to my department of safety to check if I need liscense and I was told yes and no so I got my possitive answer from this tennessee websight: http://www.state.tn.us/safety/publications.htm and selected/downloaded 2004 Motorcycle Operator Manual and it answered every question about liscense for all size scooters/mopeds and motor sizes !!
Hope it helps you !! Ernie

Answer 2

Not being from Tennessee I cant really say. I would call the local DMV and ask.
In Illinois yes you need a class L
L is for 150cc or less
M is for 151 and up
I would also think it would depend on if it were street leagle or not.

Answer 3

Tennessee Statutes:

55-8-101
(34)"Motorized bicycle" means a vehicle with two (2) or three (3) wheels, an automatic transmission, and a motor with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters (50cc) which produces no more than two (2) brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the vehicle at a maximum design speed of no more than thirty miles per hour (30 mph) on level ground. The operator of a motorized bicycle must be in possession of a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, and shall be subject to all applicable and practical rules of the road. A motorized bicycle may not be operated on a highway of the interstate and defense highway system, any similar limited access multilane divided highway, or upon sidewalks

55-3-101
Motor vehicles subject to registration and certificate of title provisions - Exceptions.
(a)Every motor vehicle or motorized bicycle, as defined in chapter 8 of this title, and every trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer as defined by § 55-1-105, when driven or moved upon a highway, and every mobile home or house trailer when occupied shall be subject to the registration and certificate of title provisions of chapters 1-6 of this title, except:
(7) Motorized bicycles, except when voluntarily registered under the provisions of § 55-4-101

55-4-101
(k) The owner of a motorized bicycle may, subject to the approval of the commissioner, apply for registration and registration plates for such motorized bicycle. The commissioner shall by regulation provide for the manner in which such single applications are to be made and the conditions under which they may be allowed; however, this provision shall not be construed as granting the commissioner authority to issue such registration and plates on any basis other than as is required in this chapter. Each applicant for registration under this provision shall be charged the same registration taxes imposed on Class (A) motor vehicles by § 55-4-111

55-4-111
(a) (1) In order to facilitate efficient and uniform enforcement of chapters 1-6 of this title, motor vehicles, excepting such motor vehicles as are constructed for the purpose of transporting tangible personal property or other property, and passenger motor vehicles operating for hire, are hereby classified and the respective registration taxes imposed are fixed as follows:
Class (A) Motorcycles or autocycles - registration fee ............ $ 11.75