# Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-101: "Records" construed

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T10_C7_S10-7-101

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-101
- **Heading:** "Records" construed
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 10-7-101

## Text

"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. Acts 1879, ch. 115, § 2; Shan., § 3793; Code 1932, § 7698; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 15-101.
"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.
Acts 1879, ch. 115, § 2; Shan., § 3793; Code 1932, § 7698; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 15-101.

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