(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(g) and Rule 0800-08-01 of the Department, upon request any citizen of the state of Tennessee may obtain a copy of the information in the agency record.
(a) Fees and charges for copies will be in accordance with the Office of Open Records Counsel’s (OORC) Schedule of Reasonable Charges:
- 1. $0.15 per page for letter and legal-size black and white copies.
- 2. $0.50 per page for letter and legal-size color copies.
- 3. Labor when the time exceeds 1 hour.
- 4. If an outside vendor is used, the actual costs assessed by the vendor.
- (b) Fees may be paid in the form of cash, money order, cashier’s check or other approved methods. Fees shall be made payable to Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development and presented to the records custodian.
- (c) Payment in advance will be required when costs are estimated to exceed $75.00.
- (d) If the fees and charges noted herein conflict with the OORC Schedule of Reasonable Charges, the OORC Schedule of Reasonable Charges shall control.
Authority: T.C.A. § 12-4-415. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Amendment filed March 12, 1987; effective April 26, 1987. Amendments filed April 8, 2019; effective July 7, 2019. Amendments filed December 9, 2025; effective March 9, 2026.