State Government
Please look at the list below and click on the item that interests you most:
State of Tennessee Web Site
Governor
Tourist Information
Welcome Center
Drivers Licenses
Vehicle Registration (Renewal)
Vehicle Registration (New)
Change of Address
Taxes for Individuals
Tennessee Senate
Tennessee House
Judiciary
State
of Tennessee Web Site
Visit the State of Tennessee Web Site for Information on:
- Vacations
- Education
- Doing Business in Tennessee
- Living in Tennessee
- Driving in Tennessee
- Working in Tennessee
- Health & Human Services
- Government
- Taxes
Governor
The Hon. Phil Bredesen
Governor of Tennessee
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-0001
Dear Governor Bredesen:
(615) 741-2001 (Voice)
Email: phil.bredesen@state.tn.us
Tourist
Information
Office of Tourist Development
State of Tennessee
(800) 491-TENN (Voice)
They will send you a Tennessee Vacation Guide which is about 150 pages long and covers the entire state. They can also provide you with more detailed information on a particular city or region. You can also order the Vacation Guide by going to the State of Tennessee web site at the top of this page and then clicking on Vacations.
You may also visit the State's vacation web site at: www.tnvacation.com
Welcome
Center
One of the Welcome Centers for the State of Tennessee is located on I-65 southbound in Portland. As visitors leave Kentucky and enter Tennessee they can immediately enter the Welcome Center and get maps and information, use the telephones, vending machines and restrooms, or just take a few minutes rest from driving. The Welcome Center's telephone number is (615) 325-4721. Click here for more information.
Drivers
Licenses
The closest office for issuing drivers licenses is located at 855 N. Blue Jay Way, Gallatin, TN 37066. This is off of U.S. 31-E, across from N. Harris Lane, about 0.6 miles south of the Wal-Mart store. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Starting in 2004, Tennessee has some very strict laws about who may get a drivers license and who may renew a drivers license. For a complete list of the rules and the identification you will be required to provide, please visit the State's web site: http://www.state.tn.us/safety/dlpolicy2004.htm
You may use the link below to renew your
Tennessee driver's license online. You will need to have a credit card,
your driver's license number, and your social security number. You may
renew your license if it is due to expire within the next 12 months. http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/tndlr |
Vehicle
Registration (Renewal)
If your vehicle is already registered in Tennessee, when it is time to renew, you will receive a notice in the mail.
First, you will then need to get your vehicle's emissions testing performed successfully.
You then have three choices on what to do:
Choice 1: Take your paperwork (renewal notice and emissions certificate) to the County Clerk's office in Gallatin. You will also need a check, money order or cash to pay. The amount will be approximately $75 per car. The exact amount is included with the paperwork you received in the mail. The address is:
Bill Kemp
Sumner County Clerk
355 N. Belvedere Dr., Room 111
Gallatin, TN 37066-5410
www.sumnertags.com
Choice 2: If you had your emissions test performed in Portland, you may take your paperwork to the Portland Public Safety building, and a person from the County Clerk's office will sell you your tags/stickers. This person is only available on the days that the inspection van is in Portland.
Choice 3: You may also mail all of your paperwork back to Gallatin, and your renewal stickers and/or plates will be sent to you via mail. There are instructions enclosed with the paperwork you received when it's time to renew. The address you will use is:
Bill Kemp
Sumner County Clerk
355 N. Belvedere Dr., Room 111
Gallatin, TN 37066-5410
Vehicle
Registration (New)
If you buy a car from a dealer in Tennessee, the dealer should handle the registration for you. You will receive a temporary tag, and your regular tags will arrive in the mail.
If you move into Tennessee from another state, you should take your title and registration to the County Clerk's office in Gallatin to have Tennessee paperwork and plates issued.
Bill Kemp
Sumner County Clerk
355 N. Belvedere Dr., Room 111
Gallatin, TN 37066-5410
If you buy a car from an individual in Tennessee, you should have received a certificate of title assigned to you on the back. You will also need a separate odometer disclosure statement if 1) the car is less than 10 years old, and 2) the certificate of title was issued before January 1, 1990. Take this paperwork to the County Clerk's office in Gallatin.
Change
of Address
If you move within Tennessee, you should notify:
Tennessee Department of Safety
Title and Registration Division
Suite 160
44 Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37243-8050
You have five choices in how to do this:
Choice 1: Preferred Method! Change your address online at: http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/tndlr
Choice 2: Send them a letter with 1) the name and drivers license of each person who is moving, 2) the old address, 3) the new address, 4) the tag number and owner's name for each vehicle.
Choice 3: Call them at (615) 741-3101 in Nashville.
Choice 4: Send a letter similar to #1 above to the County Clerk's office in the county to which you are moving. The County Clerk's office will notify the State. If you are moving into Sumner County, use this address:
Bill Kemp
Sumner County Clerk
355 N. Belvedere Dr., Room 111
Gallatin, TN 37066-5410
Choice 5: Visit the County Clerk's office in the county to which you are moving. The County Clerk's office will notify the State.
Taxes
for Individuals
You should visit the State of Tennessee web site for specific details. However, in the Portland area, you will find:
Sales tax: 9.25% (8.25% on food)
State income tax on wages: none!
State income tax on most bank interest: none!
There is a state income tax on some kinds of interest income and some kinds of dividend income. The tax works out to about 6%, but usually the first one to two thousand dollars are exempt.
Tennessee
Senate
Senator Diane Black
District Address
819 Plantation Boulevard
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone:(615) 230-8586
Fax (615) 253-0207
Nashville Address
305 War Memorial Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243-0218
Phone:(615) 741-1999
Staff Contact: Sherri Goforth
Web Page: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/senate/members/s18.htm
Tennessee
House
Rep. Mike McDonald
17 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243-0144
Dear Dr. McDonald:
(615) 741-1980 (Voice, Nashville Office)
or
Rep. Mike McDonald
1695 A.B. Wade Road
Portland, TN 37148-4914
Dear Dr. McDonald:
(615) 888-3081 (Voice, Portland Home)
Dr. McDonald is a Democrat.
Click Here to Visit Mike McDonald's Web Site.
Send email to:
rep.michael.mcdonald@legislature.state.tn.us
Judiciary
Judge C.L. "Buck" Rogers
Circuit Judge
Eighteenth Judicial District
1st Floor Sumner County Courthouse
Public Square
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 452-6771 (Voice)
(615) 451-6027 (Fax)