Requesting Access To Public Records

(1) Public record requests shall be made to the PRRC or his/her designee in order to ensure that public record requests are routed to the appropriate records custodian and fulfilled in a timely manner. (2) A request to view public records may be made to the PRRC orally or in writing using the “DIDD Public Records Request Form” found on the DIDD website at https://www.tn.gov/didd/about/public-records-requests.html. The form may be sent to the PRRC by: 1) mailing it to 315 Deaderick Street, UBS Tower, 8th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243; or 2) faxing it to 615-532-9940; or 3) emailing it to the email address listed on the records request webpage and/or the request form. The PRRC may request contact PUBLIC RECORDS CHAPTER 0465-01-04 information from the requestor for the purpose of providing any written communication required under the TPRA. (3) Requests for copies, or requests for inspection and copies, shall be made to the PRRC in writing using the form referred to above. (4) Proof of Tennessee citizenship by presentation of a valid Tennessee driver’s license (or, in the discretion of the PRRC, alternative acceptable form of ID showing the requestor’s address) is required as a condition to inspect or receive copies of DIDD public records.