A Tennessee offender may be declared by a court to be an Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender (HMVO) if convicted of certain Tennessee crimes, specifically–three or more convictions within five years or five or more convictions within ten years. The qualifying Tennessee crimes include:
- Voluntary manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;
- Vehicular homicide;
- Involuntary manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;
- Vehicular assault;
- Improperly passing a stopped school bus;
- Leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in injury or death of any person;
- Leaving the scene of an accident that resulted only in damage to a vehicle driven or attended by any person;
- Driving under the influence (DUI);
- Aggravated vehicular homicide;
- Adult driving while impaired (Adult DWI);
- Reckless Driving;
- Drag Racing;
- Evading arrest in a motor vehicle;
- Reckless endangerment by use of a motor vehicle; or
- Driving on a cancelled, suspended, or revoked license if the underlying offense resulting in the cancellation, suspension, or revocation was vehicular assault, vehicular homicide, or DUI.
Please visit our blog in the coming days for discussions on how to be declared an Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender, the steps to have driving privileges restored, and the criminal penalties associated with an HMVO violation. Should you have any questions about the Tennessee Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender law, please feel free to the Oberman and Rice Law Firm at (865) 249-7200.
