Tennessee Code Title 55. Motor and Other Vehicles § 55-4-315

(a)(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).

(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must contain the logo or other distinctive emblem of the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum in an appropriate design and contain the language “The State of American Music.” The plates must be designed in consultation with a representative designated by the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum.

(3) The funds produced from the sale of Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively for music educational programs and developing an oral history program of musical legends in this state.