County clerks issuing Tennessee REAL ID's
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Demand for getting the REAL ID has risen as the deadline gets closer.
To meet demand, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is allowing residents to get their REAL ID at their local county clerk's office.
Blake Cantwell with the Tennessee Department of Safety said this gives residents options.
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'We feel like the more resources that we can make available to the public, the easier it will be for everyone,' Cantwell explained.
Unicoi County Clerk Patty Treadway believes the process is quicker at the county clerk's office.
'I think we're a little bit quicker than some of the other, like the DMV and stuff,' Treadway said.
Those who obtain their REAL ID at the clerk's office must bring the same documents required at the DMV: a birth certificate or passport, a social security number, two proofs of Tennessee residency, and proof of a name change, if applicable.
'You need a certified birth certificate or a passport,' Treadway explained. 'If you have a passport, you don't have to have the birth certificate, but [the birth certificate] does need to be certified.'
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Cantwell said there has been some confusion about the May 7 deadline.
'You can actually still get the REAL ID past the date,' said Cantwell. 'If you're not flying or traveling in the next 30 days or so, you can just go ahead and wait. If you have a passport, passports will work instead of a REAL ID, or another federally issued ID would work as well.'
Treadway explained it may take some time to get your REAL ID mailed to you.
'We usually tell would give us 30 days, and then if I don't get it, then call us and we'll say, what's happened,' said Treadway
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