More Than Three Million Tennesseans Now Have REAL ID

By The Banner News Team • May 13, 2025 • Updated June 23, 2026

From the May 13, 2025 e-Edition

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, TDOSHS, announced that more than 3 million Tennesseans have obtained a REAL ID ahead of the federal implementation date, May 7, 2025.

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