Tennessee Public Records

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The Records Management Division of the Department of General Services is responsible for public records in Tennessee. The division serves as the main record management agency for state government as well as providing support to state agencies for maintaining, using and disposing of records.

Under the direction of the Public Records Commission [TCA 10-7-303], the RMD serves to protect the Tennessee public records. The state's public records laws define 'public record' as "all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, photographs, microfilms, electronic data processing files and output, films, sound recordings, or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any governmental agency."[TCA 10-7-301, Paragraph 6]

The law dictates whether or not a specific document may be deemed Tennessee public record or not, so it is important to check with the custodian of a particular record to find more information.

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By law, unless legally specified otherwise, any citizen of the state cannot be refused when trying to perform a Tennessee public records search in order to obtain a copy of a document or other form of information. Therefore, you are entitled to be able to view papers, letters, calendars, films, books, tapes, and other materials that have to do with official government business.

Tennessee County Public Records