With the REAL ID Act of 2005 taking effect in three months, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, TDOSHS, is expanding access by adding 1,432 additional REAL ID-specific appointment slots per day at Driver Services Centers across the state.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Memphis/Summer Avenue Driver Services and Reinstatement Center, 5266 Summer Ave., Suite 75, which closed for a planned remodel on Oct. 16, will reopen to the public on Monday, Feb. 10.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Dyersburg Driver Services Center, 180 Highway 51 Bypass North, will close for a planned remodel on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. It will reopen in March.
Beginning Jan. 10, 2025, new or returning Tennessee residents who currently have a driver license from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, Vermont or West Virginia must present a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from their former state when applying for a Tennessee license.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security marked a year of significant achievements in 2024, reinforcing its commitment to protecting and serving Tennesseans. From hiring and training over 150 State Troopers to advancing school safety initiatives and enhancing first responder communication systems, the department’s efforts directly contributed to making Tennessee a safer place to live, work, and thrive.
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The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Lebanon Driver Services Center, 204 Maddux Simpson Parkway, which closed for a planned remodel on July 15, and the Lebanon Driver Services Center, 1701 Hampshire Pike, which closed for flooring replacement on Dec. 5, will both reopen to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
On December 12, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State Troopers. Lateral Trooper Cadet Class 1224 completed a rigorous 11-week training. Commissioner Jeff Long served as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony and delivered the oath of office as the graduating class was sworn in.
Driver Services self-service kiosks in Crockett, Lauderdale and Shelby Counties will close Monday, Dec. 9 for new kiosk installation. Tennesseans can see when these locations will reopen and all Driver Services closures on the Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s website, tn.gov/safety/driver-services/locations.html.
Driver Services self-service kiosks in Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Moore and Rutherford Counties will close Monday, Dec. 9 for new kiosk installation. Tennesseans can see when these locations will reopen and all Driver Services closures on the Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s website, tn.gov/safety/driver-services/locations.html.
Driver Services self-service kiosks in Anderson, Fentress, Hamilton, Knox, Loudon and Meigs Counties will close Monday, Dec. 9 for new kiosk installation. Tennesseans can see when these locations will reopen and all Driver Services closures on the Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s website, tn.gov/safety/driver-services/locations.html.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Columbia Driver Services Center, 1701 Hampshire Pike, will close on Thursday, Dec. 5 and will reopen Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, for carpet replacement.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is replacing the Driver Services self-service kiosks at the Memphis Police Department Appling Farms Station, 6850 Appling Farms Parkway; Tillman Station, 426 Tillman Street; and Mt. Moriah Station, 2602 Mt. Moriah Road. They will all close on Monday, Nov. 25, and reopen on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
Driver Services self-service kiosks at the City of Hendersonville, Lavergne Public Library, Metro Center and the Hickman, Houston, Macon and Smith County Clerk locations will all close Monday Nov. 25, while the Department of Safety and Homeland Security installs new kiosks.
Beginning Jan. 10, 2025, new or returning Tennessee residents who currently have a driver license from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma, Vermont or West Virginia must present a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from their former state when applying for a Tennessee license.
The REAL ID Act of 2005, which requires anyone 18 years old or older to have a REAL ID or other federally issued photo ID, such as a passport, to enter certain Federal buildings, military bases and nuclear power plants or board commercial flights within the United States, will go into effect on May 7, 2025.