Following the publication of the Schedule of Reasonable Charges for Copies of Public Records developed by the Office of Open Records Counsel pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-604(a), these Rules are promulgated for the purpose of establishing and implementing charges for producing copies of public records of the Tennessee Department of Correction. Other statutory provisions, such as Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-506(c), describe charges that may be assessed when specific records are requested for a specific use.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-603, 4-3-606 and 10-7-503(a). Administrative History: Public necessity rule filed November 20, 2008; effective through May 4, 2009. Public necessity rule filed November 20, 2008 and effective through May 4, 2009 expired effective May 5, 2009; rule reverted to previous status. Original rule filed August 31, 2009; effective January 29, 2010.