“Records,” as used in this part, shall be construed to mean any records of the county legislative body and common law, circuit, criminal, or chancery court, the register's books, the surveyor's and entry taker's book, and all other public records, required by law to be kept in the several courts of this state.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-101
“Records” construed
Known as the Open Appointments Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (81 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Ballard v. Herzke (1996)
Most recently applied in Stephen Michael West v. Derrick D. Schofield (March 2015)
Acts 1879, ch. 115, § 2; Shan., § 3793; Code 1932, § 7698; impl. am
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