Name of the Organization : Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Type of Facility : Apply for Regular Driver License
State : Tennessee
Country : United States of America
Website : https://www.tn.gov/
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24156-dlManual.pdf
Regular Driver License :
What is a Regular (Class D) License?
** A Class D License is a regular driver license and is required to operate a passenger vehicle.
** A Class D vehicle is defined as any vehicle, or any combination of vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less,
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as long as :
** The vehicle is not used for the purpose of transporting hazardous materials which are required by law to be placarded.
** The vehicle is not used to transport more than fifteen passengers including the driver, or
** The vehicle is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation.
** Generally speaking, the majority of applicants for a Tennessee driver license will be operators of regular passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, or vans.
** The Driver License Manual is designed to provide the information you need to get a Class D license.
** If the vehicle is used for any of these purposes, the driver is required to obtain a Commercial Driver License.
What documents will you need to bring?
For a Regular Class D Driver License you will need :
Required Documents :
** No photocopies will be accepted!
** Proof of any Name Changes if Different than name on Primary ID
Primary Identification :
** All documents must have full name and date of birth
** U.S. photo driver license or photo ID card, License from another country
** May also include photo learner permits.
** U.S. Department of State Driver’s License also acceptable.
Original or Certified Birth Certificate :
** Must be original or certified, have an official seal and be issued by an authorized government agency such as the Bureau of Vital Statistics or State Board of Health.
Important :
** Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 will not be recognized as a form of primary or secondary identification beginning November 1, 2010.
** The government of Puerto Rico has provided information for citizens to apply for new birth certificates.
** Foreign birth certificates, not issued in English, must be translated and accompanied by a Certificate of Accurate Translation.
Note :
** Hospital issued certificates (mother’s copy) are not acceptable.
** All documents are subject to verification with the issuing agency or source.
** Documents subject to verification may delay the issuance of your permit, driver license or identification only license.
What Do You Need To Bring?
** To protect your identity and to reduce the potential for fraud, we must determine that you are “who you say you are.”
** This is why you must bring proof of your full legal name and date of birth.
** The proof must be original or certified documents.
** No Photocopies Will Be Accepted.
** If your current name is different from the one shown on these documents, you must provide all the necessary information to document changes in your name currently on file and the name(s) you want to have shown.
** Each supporting piece of information to establish the change must be original or certified legal documents.
** We cannot accept name changes through the mail.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency :
** Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residency is required to obtain a Tennessee driver license or Identification Only License.
Documentation that they are either a U.S. Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) must be provided by the following:
** First-time applicants
** New and returning Tennessee residents
** Applicants reinstating a driver license after being revoked, suspended or cancelled (regardless of when the license was issued) or
** Anyone issued a Tennessee driver license or photo identification license since January 1, 2001 who is renewing for the first time.