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Driver license changes July 1: Birthday enlarged to help retailers 
The Tennessee Department of Safety will begin issuing driver licenses with the date of birth in larger red type designed to make it easier for retailers to read.
The new law requires that the size of the type for the date of birth on the Tennessee driver license be the same size as the driver license number. The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Tim Burchett and Sen. Doug Overby of Knoxville, Rep. Kent Williams of Elizabethton, Rep. Dale Ford of Jonesborough, and Rep. Eric Watson of Cleveland. Prior to the new law, the driver license number was already a larger font size than most other personal information on the plastic laminated card. The purpose of the legislation was to make it easier for retailers to see the date of birth on the Tennessee Driver License to determine eligibility for the purchase of alcohol and tobacco. The law applies only to the issuance of new or renewed driver licenses. It does not require driver license holders to obtain a new driver license unless the person is applying for a new license, a replacement driver license or renewing an existing Tennessee driver license.
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