Department of Safety COVID-19 Updates page: 'All Driver Services Centers Offering Limited Services Due to COVID-19 Outbreak' (March 25, 2020 update; as archived March 31, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Tennessee (Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division) · Tennessee

Level

State

Authority

Tenn. Code Ann. secs. 4-3-2001 et seq. (Department of Safety), 55-50-201 et seq. (driver licenses); Executive Order No. 15 (Mar. 19, 2020; AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-005) paras. 22-23

Issued

2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020

Effective

2020-03-25

End

Tests and REAL ID issuance suspended to May 18, 2020; CDL extensions to June 30, 2020; non-CDL licenses six months from expiration (read as 2020-05-18)

In force

Mar. 25, 2020 to May 18, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureCourts and public offices

Addressees

• the public
• Driver Services Centers and self-service kiosks
• CDL and non-CDL license holders
• new residents and REAL ID applicants

Functions reached

• HR driver and CDL credentialing (tests suspended; limited services)
• DM
• WF (new residents' licensing deadline extended to June 17, 2020)
• CB

Character

context

Collection

State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

ALL DRIVER SERVICES CENTERS OFFERING LIMITED SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK... March 25, 2020... Extending the expiration of Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL) and Commercial Driving Permits (CDLP). These licenses will be extended until June 30 if set to expire between March 12, 2020 and May 18, 2020. All non-CDL licenses will expire six months from the date the license is set to expire.... Suspend non-CDL knowledge and skills tests until May 18, 2020.... Tennessee will temporarily suspend the issuance of REAL ID credentials effective March 25, 2020 through May 18, 2020.

Enforcement

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