Attorney General Opinions
Relating to County Government

2008 Records

A court reporter is required by T.C.A. § 40-13-307 to attend all stages of every criminal case and “record verbatim” the proceedings. The administrative director of the courts has the duty to determine the appropriate method of creating these recordings. This record must be filed with the clerk of the court, who must preserve these items as part of the records of the trial. The clerk may dispose of these records 10 years after final disposition of the case. Opinion No. 08-190 (December 29, 2008).

The archives and records management fee authorized in T.C.A. § 10-7-408 cannot be imposed on documents filed in the office of any clerk of court. Opinion No. 08-182 (December 1, 2008).