Public Records PolicyThe Clerk and Master’s Office maintains records of the Davidson County Chancery Court. The Tennessee Public Records Act provides that public records are open for inspection to any citizen of Tennessee except as otherwise provided by law. Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(a)(2)(A). State law, common law, court rules, and federal law prohibit the disclosure of certain public records. The Clerk and Master’s Office provides public access computer terminals for inspection of filings in Court cases that are not confidential or protected per state or federal law. Physical files for more recent cases are stored on site. Files for older cases are maintained at an off site archive facility, and delivery to the Clerk and Master’s Office may be requested. Physical files must be viewed in the Clerk and Master’s Office. The office does not require a public records request form for copies of filings in regular court cases. Copies of records may be purchased as follows:
- Regular copy: $.50 per page
- Certified copy: $5.00 for seal and $.50 for each page
- Exemplified copy: $10.00 for the front page and $.50 for each page
Payment may be made via the online payment portal at the top right of the website. Payment may also be made by check payable to the Clerk and Master and delivered to: Clerk and Master, 1 Public Square, Suite 308, Nashville, TN 37201. Please note payment is for a copy request and reference the case number, if applicable.
Copies may be requested via email to clerkandmasterrecords@jisnashville.gov or by calling the file room at (615) 862-5710, ext. 71868. Delivery of copy requests is at the discretion of the Clerk and Master’s Office and may be via email or regular mail. Copies may also be picked up in the Clerk and Master’s Office.
Please allow extra time for large copy requests. A large copy request may include an additional fee for labor to fulfill the request. Please refer to the Clerk and Master’s Public Records Policy above for additional information.