PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY FOR
HENRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(g), the following Public Records Policy for the Government of Henry County, Tennessee (“Henry County”) is hereby adopted by the Henry County Board of Commissioners to provide economical and efficient access to public records as provided under the Tennessee Public Records Act (“TPRA”) in Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-501, et seq.
The TPRA provides that all state, county and municipal records shall, at all times during business hours, which for public hospitals shall be during the business hours of their administrative offices, be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state, and those in charge of the records shall not refuse such right of inspection to any citizen, unless otherwise provided by state law. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(a)(2)(A). Accordingly, the public records of Henry County are presumed to be open for inspection unless otherwise provided by law.
Personnel of Henry County shall timely and efficiently provide access and assistance to persons requesting to view or receive copies of public records. No provisions of this Policy shall be used to hinder access to open public records. However, the integrity and organization of public records, as well as the efficient and safe operation of Henry County, shall be protected as provided by current law. Concerns about this Policy should be addressed to the Public Records Request Coordinator for Henry County or to the Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel (“OORC”).
This Policy is available for inspection and duplication in the office of the Henry Count Mayor, Henry County Courthouse, First Floor, 101 West Washington Street, Paris, Tennessee. This Policy is posted online at https://www.henrycountytn.org.
This Policy shall be applied consistently throughout the various offices, departments, and/or divisions of Henry County except for those offices, departments, or divisions of Henry County which have duly adopted separate public records policies that comply with Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(g), 2016 Public Chapter 722, and notified the Henry County Mayor of such adoption.
View or download the entire Henry County Public Records Policy here
View or download Public Records Request Form here.
“Public records requests may be submitted via email to publicrecords@henrycountytn.org Please attach both (a) a completed copy of the request form and (b) a legible copy of your Tennessee driver’s license or other proof of Tennessee citizenship. If you do not receive a response within 7 business days, please check your SPAM folder or call (731) 642-5212 if you are unable to locate the response in your SPAM folder.”