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Check whether the record is already in the Metro document portal, then route a request to the Metro Clerk or the department that independently handles that record family. The Metro Clerk coordinates many requests but is not the custodian for every Nashville record family.
Nashville: check the document portal before sending a request
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Search the Metro document portalUse the direct portal when the target belongs to a published collection already available online.2
Identify the Metro department if it is not thereDecide whether the Metro Clerk coordinates the request or the department handles its own records.3
Use the department-specific route when requiredPolice, courts, sheriff and other listed offices can facilitate their own public-record requests.4
Save the document or request referenceKeep the portal identifier, department, request number and lookup date with the result.Some Nashville departments do not use the Metro Clerk as custodian
Metro Clerk
Coordinates many Metro requests
Use the Clerk route for departments covered by its public-record process.
Independent route
Police, courts, sheriff and others
Follow the department’s own request instructions when Metro identifies a separate path.
Portal
Published documents first
A direct document search can avoid an unnecessary request when the record is already online.
The Nashville document portal is a source, not a complete inventory of Metro records
The portal exposes selected document collections and notes that additional records are added over time. A missing portal result therefore does not establish that a Metro department has no responsive record.
When the item is not directly published, identify the department that owns the file. The Metro Clerk may coordinate the request, but some departments maintain their own request path.
Keep the portal collection or department name beside the document or request reference. That separates direct publication from a later agency response.
Nashville fields that preserve the source trail
| Path | Useful fields | Retain |
|---|---|---|
| Metro document portal | Document type, date, identifier | Portal collection and document reference |
| Metro Clerk request | Department, record description, date range | Request reference and response |
| Department-specific request | Agency-native fields | Department and case/incident identifier |