Except as indicated in § 55-3-106, the commissioner shall issue a certificate to an applicant, which may be used by the applicant to file an application for a certificate of title when it appears that the applicant is not required to pay any sales or use tax on any motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is necessary, as provided for in chapters 1-6 of this title.Acts 1953, ch. 103, § 3 (Williams, § 5538.139c); impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 167; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-307.
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