Tennessee § 6-4-203 - Custody of official records.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-4-203 — Custody of official records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-4-203. Custody of official records.
The recorder or the recorder's designee shall have custody of, and preserve in the recorder's office, the city seal, the public records, original rolls of ordinance, ordinance books, minutes of the board, contracts, bonds, title deeds, certificates, and papers, all official indemnity or security bonds, except the recorder's bond, which shall be in the custody of the mayor, and all other bonds, oaths and affirmations and all other records, papers and documents not required by this charter or by ordinance to be deposited elsewhere, and register them by numbers, dates and contents, and keep an accurate and modern index of such material. All such records shall be the property of the municipality. Acts 1991, ch. 154, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-4-203 ("Custody of official 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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