Search

Knox County Tennesee

Driver's License

The Knox County Clerk's Office, as a participant in the Clerk's Partnership Program with the Tennessee Department of Safety, offers Driver License Renewals and Replacements at four (4) satellite offices:

For New or Returning Tennessee Residents

New residents holding a valid out-of-state driver license must obtain a Tennessee driver license 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. See list of acceptable forms of ID.

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 Testing Information.

Replacement Driver License or Photo Identification Card

You may replace your Class 'D' Driver License or Photo ID Card at four (4) of the Knox County Clerk's Offices.
See list above.

You will need to bring two (2) acceptable forms of ID. The fee for the first duplicate/replacement is $12.00. If you have applied for and received a duplicate/replacement Driver License or Photo ID Card since your last renewal, the fee will be $16.00.

Driver License or Photo Identification Card Renewal

Tennessee's state law requires that anyone issued a Tennessee driver's license since January 1, 2001, as well as first-time applicants, be required to provide documentation they are either a U.S. Citizen or a lawful permanent resident at the time of their first renewal. In these instances, you may not renew by mail or online; you will be required to visit a Driver License Station.

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 from four to six weeks before their licenses expire.

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 (4) Knox County Clerk's Office locations listed above, complete the standard Driver License Application and have your renewal processed at the point of service counter.

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

These services are only available at the Tennessee Department of Safety facilities below: