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Driver License Reinstatement
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The Department of Safety provides a variety of convenient ways to reinstate your driving privileges: online, by mail, or in person at various driver license centers. 

In-person reinstatements are NO LONGER processed at 1150 Foster Avenue in Nashville.  Please see below for a driver license center location near you to reinstate in person.

Internet

Use the internet for the quickest reinstatement method available.  If eligible to reinstate online, a driver must know his/her Tennessee driver license number and the last name as it appears on the driver license.  Additionally, online reinstatement requires a valid credit/debit card for payment.

Reinstate On-Line: www.tennesseeanytime.org/tndlr
e-mail address: FinResp.Safety@state.tn.us
NOTE: Please allow two business days for an e-mail response.

In Person
Driver Services Centers

Visit one of the Driver Services Centers listed below to process your reinstatement in person.  Please note the hours of operation as it varies by location.  The Driver License Service Centers cannot give license reinstatement requirements over the phone.   For reinstatement requirements, please go online to www.tennesseeanytime.org/tndlr or contact the Department toll-free at 866-903-7357.

Anderson County 
704 North Charles G. Seivers Blvd.
Clinton, TN  37716
865-457-3958
Reinstatements:
Tuesday and Wednesday,
8:00am until 4:30 pm EST

Blount County
318 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN  37801
865-981-2359
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Thursday,
7:30am until 4:30 pm EST

Bradley County
301 James Asbury Drive NW
Cleveland, TN  37312
423-478-0346
Reinstatements:
Wednesday and Thursday,
7:30 am until 4:30 pm EST

Carter County
206 Cherokee Drive, Suite 3,
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423-547-5886
Reinstatements:
Thursdays,
7:30am until 4:30pm EST

Davidson County (2 locations)
624 Hart Lane
Nashville, TN 37216
615-532-9780
Reinstatements: 
Monday thru Friday
8:30am until 3:30pm CST

6604 Centennial Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-4560
Reinstatements: 
Monday thru Friday
8:30am until 3:30pm CST

Dyer County
361 James H. Rice Road
Dyersburg, TN  38024
731-286-8325
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Friday,
8:30 am until 3:30 pm CST

Greene County
1209 Hal Henard Road
Greeneville, TN  37743
423-638-3285
Reinstatements:
Thursdays,
7:30 am until 4:30 pm EST

Hamblen County
1901 State Street
Morristown, TN  37814
423-587-7044
Reinstatements:
Wednesdays,
7:30 am until 4:30 pm EST

Hamilton County (2 locations)
6502 Bonny Oaks Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37416
423-634-3127
Reinstatements: 
Monday thru Friday
8:30 am until 3:30 pm EST

530 Cherokee Blvd,
Red Bank, 37405
(423) 266-2128
Reinstatements:
Wednesday and Thursday,
7:30am until 4:30pm EST

Knox County
7320 Region Lane
Knoxville, TN
865-594-6399
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Friday
8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. EST

Madison County 
100 Benchmark Circle
Jackson, TN  38301
731-423-6622
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Friday,
8:00am until 4:00 pm CST

Maury County
1701 Hampshire Pike
Columbia, TN  38401
931-380-2548
Reinstatements:
Wednesday and Thursday,
8:00am until 3:30 pm CST

Montgomery County
220 West Dunbar Cave Road
Clarksville, TN  37040
931-648-5596
Reinstatements:
Tuesday thru Friday,
7:30am until 4:30 pm CST     

Obion County
1420 South First Street
Union City, TN 38261
731-884-2133
Reinstatements:
Tuesday thru Thursday,
8:30am until 3:30pm CST

Putnam County
4600 S. Jefferson Ave.
Cookeville, TN  38506
931-528-5669
Reinstatements:
Tuesday and Wednesday,
7:30 am until 4:30 pm CST

Roane County
1070 N. Gateway Avenue
Rockwood, TN  37854
865-354-1257
Reinstatements:
Wednesday and Thursday,
8:00am until 4:30 pm EST

Rutherford County
5227 Murfreesboro Road, Ste 103
LaVergne,  TN  37086
615-793-3941
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Thursday,
7:30 am until 4:30 pm CST

Shelby County (2 locations)
6340 Summer Avenue
Memphis, TN 38134
901-543-7920
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Friday
8:30am until 3:30pm CST

2714 Union Avenue Extension
Memphis, TN 38112
901-452-7148
Reinstatements:
Monday thru Friday
8:30am until 3:30 pm CST

Sullivan County
3769 Highway 11 W
Blountville, TN  37617
423-279-3250
Reinstatements:
Tuesday thru Friday,
7:30 am until 4:30 pm EST

Tipton County
220 Highway 51 N, Suite 1
Covington, TN 38019
901-475-2517
Reinstatements:
Wednesday & Thursday,
8:30am until 3:30pm CST

Washington County
4717 Lake Park Drive
Johnson City, TN 37615
423-926-4911
Reinstatements:
Tuesday & Wednesday,
7:30am until 4:30pm EST

CLICK ON ANY OF THE LOCATION NAMES ABOVE FOR A MAP OF THE ADDRESS.

Mail

To reinstate by mail, please include driver’s full name, date of birth, social security number (if one has been issued), mailing address and phone number.  Please also include the Tennessee driver license number and reason for cancellation, suspension, or revocation, if known.

U.S. Mail:

Tennessee Department of Safety
Financial Responsibility
PO BOX 945
Nashville, TN 37202

Courier Delivery (UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc.):

Tennessee Department of Safety
Financial Responsibility
1150 Foster Ave.*
Nashville, TN 37210
*Reinstatements are no longer processed in person at this location

Phone

Reinstatement information is available 24 hours a day via the department’s automated phone system.   To obtain reinstatement requirements via the automated phone system, the Tennessee driver license number is required. Reinstatement clerks are on duty Monday through Friday 8am – 4:30pm CST to answer questions.

Toll-Free: (866) 903-7357

Telephone: (615) 741-3954

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf: (615) 532-2281

Fax:  (615) 253-2093

Payment Plan Information

The Department of Safety accepts payment of certain reinstatement fees by installments. Reinstatement Payment Plans can be processed at a few of our Driver Services Centers. 
For locations issuing Reinstatement Payment plans and more information on the payment plan, visit our Reinstatement Installments page.