Tennessee Code Title 55. Motor and Other Vehicles § 55-50-802

Whenever any person deposits a chauffeur's or operator's license as provided, either the officer or the court demanding bail as described in § 55-50-801 shall issue the person a receipt for the license upon a form approved or provided by the department, and thereafter the person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state during the pendency of the case in which the license was deposited. The receipt shall be valid as a temporary driving permit for a period not less than that provided in § 55-50-705(b), and shall state the period of validity on its face.