TCA § 55-18-102 — Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Automobile club service” is the rendering or procuring of, or reimbursement for, service that may be provided to a member related to travel and the operation, use and maintenance of a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to: Bail bond service; Buying and selling service; Discount service; Emergency road service; Financial service; Insurance service; Legal service; Map service; Theft service; Touring service; Towing service; Trip interruption service; and Other services as may be authorized by the commissioner; “Bail bond service” means any act by an automobile club or association the purpose of which is to furnish to, or procure for, any person accused of violation of any law of this state, a cash deposit, bond or other undertaking required by law in order that the accused might enjoy personal freedom pending trial; “Buying and selling service” means any act by an automobile club or association whereby the member of any automobile club or association is aided in any way in the purchase or sale of an automobile or the purchase or sale of any accessories or equipment related to automobiles or travel, or any purchase of travel services; “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance; “Discount service” means any act by an automobile club or association resulting in the giving of special discounts, rebates or reductions of price on gasoline, oil, repairs, parts, accessories or service for motor vehicles or other goods and services, to members of any automobile club or association; “Emergency road service” means any act by an automobile club or association consisting of the fuel delivery, extrication, lockout service, repair, replacement or other adjustment of the equipment, tires or mechanical parts of an automobile so as to permit it to be operated under its own power; “Financial service” means any act by an automobile club or association whereby loans or other financial services such as stored value cards, deposit products, or advances of money, with or without security, are made or provided to or arranged for members of any automobile club association; “Insurance service” means the selling or giving by an automobile club or association to a member of a policy of accident insurance covering liability or loss by a member as the result of death or personal injury or loss of or damage to the personal property of the member, or the selling of a hospital indemnity policy. The commissioner shall have the discretion to approve other services under this part if the feature, benefit or service is obtained by the automobile club or association from an insurance company in this state; “Legal service” means any act by an automobile club or association consisting of the hiring, retaining, engaging or appointing of an attorney or other person to give professional advice to, or represent, a member of any automobile club or association, in any court, as the result of liability incurred by the right of action accruing to the member as a result of the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of a motor vehicle; “Map service” means any act by an automobile club or association by which road maps are furnished with or without cost to members of any automobile club or association; “Other services” means additional services furnished by an automobile club or association which augment or are incidental to any service performed by the automobile club or association as authorized under this chapter or any other service which is of assistance and is beneficial to its members and is feasible for the automobile club to render; provided, that such service is authorized by the commissioner; “Theft service” means any act by an automobile club or association the purpose of which is to locate, identify or recover a motor vehicle owned or controlled by a member of any automobile club or association, which has been, or may be, stolen or to detect or apprehend the person guilty of the theft; “Trip interruption service” means the provision of or reimbursement for travel expenses, including food, lodging, and transportation to the member's intended destination if the member's motor vehicle is stolen or is rendered inoperable due to an accident, theft, or mechanical breakdown; “Touring service” includes any act by an automobile club or association by which touring information is furnished with or without cost to members of any automobile club or association or the making of arrangements or reservations for lodging or travel space, discounts for accommodations or vehicle rental, procurement of tickets or permits for travel to any place in the world for a member of any automobile club or association; and “Towing service” means any act by an automobile club or association consisting of the drafting or moving of a motor vehicle from one (1) place to another under other than its own power.