Tennessee § 4-5-218 - Public inspection and copying of agency rules, final orders and decisions.

§ 4-5-218. Public inspection and copying of agency rules, final orders and decisions.

Each agency shall make available for inspection and copying: Agency rules, final orders and decisions; Written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted or used by the agency in the discharge of its functions; Opinions of the attorney general and reporter rendered to the agency; and A description of its current organization stating the general course and method of its operation and the methods whereby the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests. The agency may charge reasonable compensatory fees for providing any documents specified in this section to requesting persons. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access to public documents under any other provision of law. The segregable portion of any document or other agency record specified in this section shall be provided to any person requesting such document or record after deletion of the portions that are confidential under any provision of law and payment of reasonable compensatory fees to the agency. Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 28; 1986, ch. 738, § 10; 1994, ch. 903, § 1; 2009, ch. 566, § 22. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 566, § 25 provided that the act shall apply to all rules and regulations filed with the secretary of state after July 1, 2009. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 . Records open to public inspection, exceptions, § 10-7-503 . Law Reviews. Adding It Up: Implications of Tennessee's New High School Transition Policy and Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities (Kenlyn Foster-Spence), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 447 (2009).