§ 10-7-413 — Preservation of records of permanent value

(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. (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.

Legislative History

Acts 1971, ch. 242, § 1; 1977, ch. 486, § 2; T.C.A., § 15-513; Acts 1991, ch. 369, § 5; 1994, ch. 884, § 8; 1998, ch. 793, § 2; 1999, ch. 167, §§ 5, 6.