Photo Identification For Voting

Under a new state law starting in 2012, voters must present a government issued photo ID when casting a ballot at the polls in Tennessee.  As a convenience, drivers age 60 and older, who chose not to have a photo on their Tennessee Driver License, may obtain a free photo at one of four Knox County Clerk’s Office locations listed below.  We will provide this service through March 12, 2012.  Applicants will be asked to complete an application and sign an affidavit under penalty of perjury stating that he or she does not have a valid government-issued photo ID for voting purposes. To expedite this transaction, voters may print the affidavit here and sign it before visiting our offices.  Please note; if you are renewing or if there is information change, there is a fee. 

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Driver's License Information

First time applicants for a Tennessee State Drivers' Licenses must obtain their licenses from the Testing Sites of the Tennessee Department of Safety. Click Here for Driver Service Center Locations by Service. The Knox County Clerk's Office participates in the Clerk's Partnership Program with the Tennessee Department of Safety, and offers only Drivers’ License Renewals and Replacements at four of our offices:

• Old Knox County Courthouse
  - Duplicates and Renewals Only
  
  
• County Clerk/East Knoxville
  - Duplicates and Renewals Only
  
  
• County Clerk/Halls Office
  - Duplicates and Renewals Only
  
  
• County Clerk/Cedar Bluff
  - Duplicates andn Reewals Only
  

Replacement Driver License or Photo Identification Card

You may replace your Class 'D' Driver License or Photo ID Card at any of the four Knox County Clerk's Offices listed above. You will need to bring two (2) acceptable forms of ID.The fee for the first duplicate/replacement is $12.00. The fee is $16.00 for a duplicate license if you have received a duplicate/replacement Driver License or Photo ID Card since your last renewal.

Driver License or Photo Identification Card Renewal

Tennessee State Law requires that all persons issued a Tennessee driver's license since January 1, 2001, as well as first-time applicants, be required to document they are either a U.S. Citizen or a lawful permanent resident at the time of their first renewal. If you have not renewed your license since 2001, you may not renew by mail or online. You will be required to visit a State Drivers’ Testing Station in person and provide proof of lawful U.S. residency.

Driver licenses issued since January, 1993 are set to expire on your next birthday evenly divisible by 5 (e.g., 25, 30, 35 . . . 55, 60, 65, 70 etc.) This makes it easier to remember when you are due to renew your license, as well as giving you longer between renewals than the previous four-year term.

The Department of Safety mails every driver a courtesy renewal notice four to six weeks before their license expire date. If you have a change of address and fail to notify the Tennessee Department of Safety, your Driver License Renewal Notice will not be forwarded. You can go to any of the four  Knox County Clerk's Office locations listed above, complete the Standard Driver License Application and have your renewal processed at the service counter.

First Time Applicants and New or Returning Tennessee Residents

First time Drivers’ License applicants must apply and test at a Tennessee State Facility. New or returning residents holding a valid out-of-state driver license must obtain a Tennessee driver license from a Tennessee State Facility no later than thirty (30) days after establishing residency. All out-of-state driver licenses must be surrendered. Tennessee law does not allow a resident of this state to hold more than one valid driver license.

New residents must provide two (2) proofs of their current valid Tennessee residence address as well as proof of citizenship or legal presence and Social Security Number. If a new resident brings a valid, out-of-state driver license (or a certified driving record from that state showing the license has not expired), only the vision test is required. However, if the license has expired over six months, all tests are required.

• Click here for a list of acceptable forms of identification and proof of residency.
  
  

Manuals, Forms and Publications

http://tn.gov/safety/publications.htm
Here you will find Driver License Manuals as well as other forms and publications

Testing, Permits, Commercial Driver License, Graduated Driver Licenses and Handgun Carry Permits

http://www.tn.gov/safety/driverlicense/dllocationserv.shtml#full
Here you will find detailed information containing phone numbers, addresses and hours of operation for each service center.

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