Tennessee Code Title 55. Motor and Other Vehicles § 55-31-301

(2) On or after ninety (90) days after the motor vehicle portal created pursuant to § 55-31-104 is operational and available for use, a law enforcement agency, other public agency, or garagekeeper taking possession of a motor vehicle pursuant to this section must, within one (1) hour after taking the motor vehicle into custody, enter the vehicle identification number, license plate number, a description of the vehicle, the location of the tow, and the location where the motor vehicle will be stored into the motor vehicle portal.

(c)(1) The owner or lienholder of an abandoned or immobile motor vehicle may appeal a determination that a motor vehicle is abandoned or immobile.  If the owner or lienholder of an abandoned or immobile motor vehicle fails to appeal an action or determination or fails to remove the motor vehicle within twenty (20) days from receipt of the notice that a motor vehicle is abandoned or immobile, then the law enforcement agency or other public agency may take the motor vehicle into custody at any time, including by utilizing a garagekeeper to take the motor vehicle into custody, and no other notice is required.

(2) If the owner or lienholder of an abandoned or immobile motor vehicle that has not been taken into custody by a law enforcement agency pursuant to subdivision (c)(1) appeals, then the law enforcement agency shall not take the motor vehicle into custody while the appeal is pending.

(1) Be written in plain language;

(2) Contain the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle, if ascertainable;

(3) Provide the location of the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle has been taken into custody, or provide a statement advising the owner that the law enforcement agency will take the abandoned, immobile, or unattended vehicle into custody in no less than twenty (20) days from the date of receipt of the notice, unless the owner appeals the determination by the law enforcement agency that the vehicle is abandoned or immobile, or the owner removes the vehicle from the property within the twenty-day period;

(4) Inform the owner and any lienholders of the right to reclaim the motor vehicle within twenty (20) days after the date of receipt of the notice, upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody;  and

(5) State that the failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise the right to reclaim the vehicle will be deemed a waiver by the owner and all lienholders of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle and consent to the demolition of the vehicle or its sale at a public auction.