1. (1) There shall be no charge to inspect Public Records. In order to inspect Public Records pursuant to a public records request, the Requestor must schedule an appointment with the PRRC to inspect the requested records.
2. (2) The Requestor will be allowed to make copies of personally inspected Public Records with his or her own personal equipment; however, the Requestor will not be allowed to connect any personal equipment directly to a Department computer, including, but not limited to, utilizing a flash drive, in order to make copies of Public Records.

3. (3) If the Department determines to fulfill the request, the Department shall promptly respond to a public records request for copies of Public Records by making the copies available to the Requestor in the following manner:

   1. (a) For pickup at a location specified by the PRRC;
   2. (b) By regular mail delivery through the United States Postal Service to the Requestor’s home address or other acceptable address within Tennessee; or
   3. (c) By electronic delivery of copies to an email address provided by the Requestor. Copies will be delivered by email to an email address designated by the Requestor.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1102, 4-4-103, 10-7-503, and 10-7-506. Administrative History: Original rules filed November 26, 2018; effective February 24, 2019.