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.
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Friday, January 03, 2025 | 10:29am
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Monday, December 30, 2024 | 06:48pm
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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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | 11:22am
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.
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Friday, December 13, 2024 | 10:48am
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.
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Friday, December 06, 2024 | 06:00pm
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.
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Friday, December 06, 2024 | 05:53pm
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.
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Friday, December 06, 2024 | 05:44pm
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.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | 01:16pm
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.
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Friday, November 22, 2024 | 03:50pm
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.
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Friday, November 22, 2024 | 03:39pm
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.
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Friday, November 15, 2024 | 03:27pm
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.
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Thursday, November 07, 2024 | 01:39pm
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.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 12:10pm
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Rockwood Driver Services Center, located at 1070 North Gateway Ave., which closed for a planned remodel on Sept. 11, will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
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Friday, October 25, 2024 | 07:53pm
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Tullahoma Driver Services Center, 307 Industrial Blvd, will close on Thursday, Oct. 31, for a one-day installation of new credentialing equipment and new self-service kiosks. The center will reopen on Friday, Nov. 1.
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Friday, October 25, 2024 | 07:50pm
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced today that Driver Services at the Carter County Clerk’s office, 801 E Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, will close on Wednesday, Oct. 30, for a one-day installation of new credentialing equipment and a new self-service kiosk. Driver Services will resume on Thursday, Oct. 31.