Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-12 - Department of Education Office of the Commissioner
Chapter 0520-12-03 - Public Records
Section 0520-12-03-.04 - INSPECTION OF RECORDS

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0520-12-03-.04

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) There shall be no charge to view a public record that are subject to inspection under the TPRA.

(2) Inspection of records shall take place at the offices of the Tennessee Department of Education, 710 James Robertson Parkway, 9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, Nashville, Tennessee 37243. The location for inspection of records within the offices of the Tennessee Department of Education shall be determined by either the PRRC or the Records Custodian.

(3) Appointments for inspection of public records that cannot be promptly made available for inspection are required and may be scheduled by contacting the PRRC at TDOE.OpenRecords@tn.gov or 615-741-8457. Under reasonable circumstances, the PRRC or a Records Custodian may require inspection of records at an alternate location.

(4) The TPRA grants Tennessee citizens the right to access open public records that exist at the time of the request. Nothing in the TPRA or these rules shall be construed as requiring a Records Custodian or the PRRC to sort through files to compile information or to create or recreate a record that does not exist.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 10-7-503 and 49-1-201.

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