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United States — Tennessee
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The county public records commission may authorize destruction of certain public records only under specified conditions, with exceptions and extra steps for reproduced records.
United States — Tennessee
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If the county public records commission decides to destroy permanently kept records, it must have them reproduced in duplicate and preserved under specified storage and access rules.
United States — Tennessee
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A county legislative body that creates a county records commission may fund it, set an archives and record management fee, and collect that fee through specified record-creating entities and clerks of court, subject to a $5 cap and an exception for the county register’s office.
United States — Tennessee
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The county records commission may set and collect charges for making, furnishing, or enlarging copies of records.
United States — Tennessee
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A reproduced record is treated as the original, and a duly certified facsimile may be used as evidence in Tennessee courts or proceedings.
United States — Tennessee
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The county records commission may make reasonable rules about reproducing records, and the chair must sign the rules.
United States — Tennessee
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The county records commission may authorize destruction of certain expired or fully satisfied mortgage-related public records, but only with the county register’s consent and a majority vote of the commission where required.
United States — Tennessee
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Before destroying most records, the county public records commission must give 90 days’ notice to the state librarian and archivist; the state archivist must review records suitable for permanent preservation.
United States — Tennessee
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The county public records commission may place records that would otherwise be destroyed with certain libraries or historical societies, transfer them later with notice, direct transfer to the state library and archives on request, and spend appropriated county funds for transfer and maintenance.
United States — Tennessee
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Certain state-government department, commission, board, or agency heads may reproduce their records on film if the microfilm project has been approved by the division of records management.
United States — Tennessee
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Certain photographs and related copies of public records are treated as original records for all purposes.
United States — Tennessee
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Public records must generally be made available for inspection, with prompt responses, limited redaction, and some request and retention rules.
United States — Tennessee
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This provision makes many listed records confidential and generally bars public inspection, while setting out specific disclosure exceptions and access rules.
United States — Tennessee
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A Tennessee citizen whose public-record request is denied may petition the court for access and judicial review.
United States — Tennessee
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People who may inspect certain public records can also copy them, take photos, or make photostats, and the custodian may set reasonable rules for doing so.
United States — Tennessee
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A public official with custody or control of certain conviction records must provide copies to any citizen on request during regular office hours, if a reasonable fee is paid.
United States — Tennessee
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Certain state officials may access, examine, and receive public records, but they must keep privileged or confidential information confidential and handle archival-value records under approved records management rules.
United States — Tennessee
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State records may be disposed of only through an approved records disposition authorization.
United States — Tennessee
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The district attorney general, or in some cases the criminal court clerk, may transfer custody and ownership of certain original criminal-case records and evidence to approved historical or nonprofit institutions if listed conditions are met.
United States — Tennessee
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The state library and archives must provide staff and equipment for microfilming certain permanent county and municipal records, keep the camera negative in its security vault, and make duplicate rolls available to county and municipal governments on a cost basis.