Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes enforcement of a garagekeeper's lien on a motor vehicle that was stored for the purpose of repairs without express written authorization from the owner for such storage if the garagekeeper makes a good faith attempt to acquire consent prior to repairs and provides notice to the owner by certified mail. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 55, Chapter 31 and Title 66, Chapter 19.

HB 2159 clarifies rules for garagekeepers (like auto repair shops) who store vehicles for repairs without the owner's written authorization for storage. It allows them to enforce a lien if they first make a good-faith effort to get consent for repairs and send certified mail notice to the owner. Garagekeepers must wait 30 days after mailing the notice (or 30 days after receiving the owner's return receipt) before enforcing the lien. The bill also requires garagekeepers to keep records of their contact attempts and certified mail receipts to prove compliance. This directly affects vehicle owners whose cars are stored without prior written permission and garagekeepers seeking to claim repair costs.