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Click here for the Motor Vehicle Temporary Lien database.
After bills are passed by the General Assembly, they are signed by both Speakers and the Governor. Our office is tasked with chaptering and posting these online.
Once a bill is received by our office, it may take a day or so to get it posted online. Acts and resolutions from the most recent General Assembly, as well as previous sessions, can be found here.
You can view the status of a bill by visiting the General Assembly’s website here.
A Motor Vehicle Temporary Lien may be obtained by filing the following information:
- A completed Application for Motor Vehicle Temporary Lien, form SS-4258;
- Payment of the $10 filing fee
Once the application has been processed a cover letter and the form will be returned for your records.
Once receiving a private act from the General Assembly, our office will mail a certified copy to the local governing body the act applies to. This will also include instructions on how to notify the Secretary of State of the outcome once voted on by the local government.
Private Acts can also be found on our Acts and Resolutions homepage.
Permanent Certificate of Title and other Motor Vehicle Lien information can be found at the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
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To inquire about serving on a specific board, please reach out to the appointing authority of that board.
If you are unsure of the appointing authority, you can search our Boards and Commissions page here. Some boards have multiple appointing authorities, by clicking on a specific member’s name, you can see who is responsible for appointing a person to that particular position.
The law relating to the Motor Vehicle Temporary Lien program is found in the Tennessee Code at §55-3-126(f). You can access the Tennessee Code at: Michie/LexisNexis.
Tennessee Secretary of State
Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
MVTL Section
6th Floor, Snodgrass Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
- Click Here to prepare or file the application online.
- You can find the printable form here.
A temporary lien properly filed with the Business Services Division automatically terminates after 180 days or upon being otherwise perfected, whichever occurs first. After 270 days, the temporary lien documents are purged from the filing system and destroyed.
License Plate information can be found at the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
Yes, you can file a Motor Vehicle Temporary Lien online.