{"id":423,"date":"2020-01-15T21:57:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T21:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/news\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2020-06-09T14:09:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:09:20","slug":"public-records-requests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/news\/public-records-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Records Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Records Requests<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"utia-accentbar\"><hr style=\"background-color:#ff8300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_548687-44 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_548687-44 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_548687-44\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:30px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The  Office of Marketing and Communications handles public records requests  for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with complying with the Tennessee Public Records Act, the university  aims to respond as efficiently and promptly as possible. Any Tennessee resident can request records made or received pursuant to law or in connection with the transaction of official university business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Requests  can be made verbally, through electronic mail, via facsimile or through the US Postal Service or other means of physical delivery. Requests should be as specific as possible and can be made during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). Our office  reserves the right to confirm Tennessee residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\nRequests may&nbsp;be submitted to:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office of Marketing and Communications<\/strong><br>University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture<br>2621 Morgan Circle, Suite 104<br>Knoxville, TN 37996-4507<br>E-mail:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:utiapublicrecords@utk.edu\" target=\"_blank\">utiapublicrecords@utk.edu<\/a><br>Tel: 865-974-9433<br>Fax: 865-974-9433<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our\n office will respond to all requests within seven business days. The \nresponse will acknowledge receipt of the request and include one of the \nfollowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\na notification that the documents are ready for inspection;<\/li><li>\na denial of the request, which will include the basis for denying the request;<\/li><li>\nproof of Tennessee residency; or<\/li><li>\nan estimate of the time needed to produce the documents.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The  standard charge for paper copies of documents is $.15 per page in black-and-white and $.50 per page in color. Requests for paper or electronic copies of documents must be submitted in writing. If fulfilling the request (locating, retrieving, reviewing, redacting, and\/or reproducing  the records) requires more than one hour of staff time, an estimate of  charges will be provided in advance of fulfilling the request. If the documents exist electronically, the actual cost of permanently storing them on \u201cread-only\u201d computer media such as CD-ROM or  DVD-ROM will be calculated and charged to the requestor. If the record requested exists electronically, but not in the requested format, an estimate of the labor costs or any materials  required to produce and deliver the record(s) will also be provided in  advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Tennessee has promulgated a rule under the Tennessee  Uniform Administrative Procedures Act that describes the charges for copies of public records.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/communications.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/07\/1720-01-11.20190310.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Charges for Public Records<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the Tennessee Public Records Act,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comptroller.tn.gov\/openrecords\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury\u2019s website<\/a>.<br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Records Requests The Office of Marketing and Communications handles public records requests for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. 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