Tennessee § 10-7-701 - Public records — Temporary records.
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§ 10-7-701. Public records — Temporary records.
All documents, papers, records, books of account, and minutes of the governing body of any municipal corporation, or of any office or department of any municipal corporation, within the definition of “permanent records,” “essential records,” and/or “records of archival value,” as defined in § 10-7-301 , constitute “public records” of the municipal corporation. All documents, papers, or records of any municipal corporation or of any office or department of the municipal corporation that constitute “temporary records” and/or “working papers” within the definition set forth in § 10-7-301(13) and (14) constitute “public records” of the municipality, except that “temporary records” may be scheduled for disposal as authorized in this part. Acts 1999, ch. 167, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-701 cover?
Section 10-7-701 ("Public records — Temporary records.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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