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Tennessee Social Media Recordkeeping Guide.

Understanding what the Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA) requires of your social media activity — and what "compliant" actually looks like in practice — isn't always straightforward. This plain-language guide gives counties, cities & municipalities and public agencies a clear path.

T.C.A. § 10-7-503 — Prompt access when practicable; otherwise the records custodian must respond within 7 business days — produce the records, deny with the legal basis, or provide an estimated production timeframe.
Free download Tennessee — Archiving Social Media: A Guide For Government
What's Inside

Everything your agency needs, in plain English.

01 · Federal law

The federal layer

The Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act of 1974 — and how they reach social media.

02 · Tennessee law

Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA)

T.C.A. § 10-7-101 et seq. and the Tennessee Open Meetings Act (Sunshine Law) — including the 7-business-day response window.

03 · Oversight guidance

Office of Open Records Counsel

What Tennessee's records oversight body says about electronic communications and social media disclosure.

04 · Bonus checklist

The compliance checklist

The go-to checklist for standing up a compliant social media archive — what to capture, retain and be ready to produce.

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