TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 6, 2025

Beginning this Friday, new or returning Tennessee residents with a driver license from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, Vermont or West Virginia must present a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from their previous state when applying for a drivers license. According to The Tennessee Tribune, all other states, including Tennessee, participate in the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators’ State-to-State (S2S) Verification Service, which allows participating states to electronically access the complete Driver History Record of anyone applying for a driver license. Individuals moving from one of those 41 states do not need to obtain an MVR to qualify for a Tennessee driver's license. For more information on the required documents, visit the state's Department of Safety & Homeland Security website.