Tennessee Hall Of Records
Any public record held by tennessee local or state government can be accessed and copied by members of the public.
Tennessee hall of records. Make check or money order payable to tennessee vital records. The tennessee open records act was introduced in 1957 with the latest amendments coming in 2008. You may use the links on the left to get more detailed information about the public. The public information viewed here reflects the actual filed documents or docket entries required to be kept by the office of the davidson county criminal court clerk which are considered to be public record and contained in the.
Court services director mary rose zingale wins award from court clerk s association. In accordance with tn state law and the metro code of law the metropolitan clerk s office has been designated as the public records request coordinator for many of the departments in the metropolitan government. Tennessee public records were created starting in 1859 and usually include data from all 95 counties. Court clerks ensure the efficient operation of state courts by maintaining dockets and records handling administrative matters and serving as good will ambassadors to the public.
710 james robertson parkway. Walk in services are currently suspended. 421 5th avenue north. It was enacted in 1929 and was originally called the hall income tax for the senator who sponsored the legislation.
You may order vital records online with a credit card for an additional fee through vitalchek 615 741 0778. Tennessee state vital records office information. The act was introduced to ensure that residents of tennessee have the ability to access all state public records. Tennessee state records contain information about criminal records court records vital records and over 55 million additional transparent public records.
Digitization of public records began roughly 30 years ago. Central services building 1st floor. Records posted between 1980 and the dates noted above for records prior to 1980 please contact our office directly.