Beth G. Johnson, County Clerk
200 E. Race Street, Suite 2
P.O. Box 546
Kingston, TN 37763
865-376-5556
The County Clerk’s Office is located in the Roane County Courthouse at 200 East Race Street, Kingston, TN 37763. Currently there is a satellite office open on alternate days, one day a week in Rockwood, Harriman and Oliver Springs, TN.
District 1 Offices-Knoxville District
701-Strawberry Plains 865-594-6399 7320 Region Lane, Knoxville, TN 37914 Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Licenses CDL Skills testing-by appointment only
702-West Knoxville 865-690-6393 430 Montbrook Lane, Knoxville, TN 37919 Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Licenses
| Kingston | Courthouse 200 E. Race Street | 376-5556 | 8:30-6:00 (Monday) 8:30-4:30 (Tues-Fri) | |
| Harriman | City Municipal Bldg 609 N. Roane Street | 882-9414 | 8:30-4:30 (Tuesday) | closed 12-1 lunch |
| Rockwood | City Hall 110 N. Chamberlain Ave | 354-0611 ext 823 | 8:30-4:30 (Wednesday) | closed 12-1 lunch |
| Oliver Springs | 104 Kingston Avenue | 368-8593 | 8:30-4:30 (Thursday) | closed 12-1 lunch |
The county clerk has many important functions within the county government. The county clerk serves as clerk of the county legislative body, keeps the records of the county legislative body, and sends required notices. The minutes of the county legislative body meetings are required to be promptly and fully recorded by the county clerk and are open to the public.
The county clerk issues business licenses, handles motor vehicle titling and registration. Also, the county clerk issues marriage licenses, collects the state and county privilege tax on marriages, and may also solemnize a marriage. Since notaries public are elected by the county legislative body, the county clerk keeps a record of notaries public in the county and has duties involving coordination between the Secretary of State and the notary applications. County clerks have other miscellaneous licensing duties, including pawnbroker license, beer permits, hunting and fishing license and others.
On-line tag renewal is available at www.tntagsanytime.com – Choose Roane County and follow the instructions.
The County Clerk office is now renewing and making duplicate driver licenses (There is a $4 Clerk Fee added to the State fees). The Clerk’s office is able to process renewals and duplicates of Non-Commercial (Class D, M, ID) Licenses. Duplicates of CDL (Class A, B, or C) Licenses can be processed but Renewals of CDL must still go to a State Driver Services Center such as the one in Rockwood, Athens, or Oak Ridge.
Out of State license transfers and any changes to driving privileges such as dropping a motorcycle or endorsement or removing restrictions such as glasses must also be done at a State Driver Services Center.
The Roane County Clerk’s office is now also authorized to issue the Real ID version of the Tennessee license upon duplicate or renewal as long as the applicant provides the original, certified, documentation required by the Federal Regulations for Real ID. For a list of required documentation please visit the website here: https://www.tn.gov/tnrealid/requirements.html
There is a convenience fee charged for on-line tag renewals. The county does not benefit from these fees.