(a) Before any records other than “temporary records” and/or “working papers” as defined in § 10-7-301 are destroyed, after being so authorized by the county public records commission, ninety (90) days’ notice shall be given to the state librarian and archivist, whereupon the state archivist or the archivist’s representative shall examine the records approved for disposal and shall take into the archivist’s possession, for preservation in the state library and archives, any records the archivist believes to be of value for permanent preservation. If a county public records commission does not receive a response from the state library and archives within nine (9) months of submitting the notice required under this subsection (a), the county public records commission may proceed with the destruction of the records which were the subject of the notice.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 10-7-413
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The county public records commission has the right to authorize the lamination of certain original records such as wills, will books, deeds, deed books, marriage licenses, marriage bonds, marriage registers, and other records which are to be permanently preserved.
