Public Records Request

Kent Hoover filed this request on behalf of e with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation of Tennessee.
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From: e

To Whom It May Concern:

According to responsive documents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, there are more than 135 agencies across Tennessee are using the Thor Plus system. Please see document named "Thor_Plus_Gang".

Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

All MOUs, data sharing agreements, contracts and any other agreement documents granting access to the Thor Plus system between the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and all other public agencies.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with e.

From: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Mr. Hoover,

On March 14, 2023, this Office received your public records request. Please be advised we anticipate being able to make a determination and provide a response by the end of next week.

Thank you,

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Professional Standards Unit
901 R.S. Gass Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37216

From: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Mr. Hoover,

Please consider this an update to our previous communication regarding your public records request received on March 14, 2023. It is our understanding you are seeking data sharing agreements executed by each local law enforcement agency with access to THOR Plus.

Please be informed charges associated with public records requests shall be in accordance with the Schedule of Reasonable Charges established by the Tennessee Open Records Counsel. Therefore, after reviewing your request, we estimate a cost of approximately $200 for copies of said records. In addition, labor costs will be assessed for all time spent locating, retrieving, reviewing, and reproducing records. This is charged at a rate of $20 per hour and estimated to be 4-8 hours. Please note, we do not charge for the first hour reasonably necessary to produce records.

Please let us know if you agree to this estimate, and we will move forward with fulfilling your request.

Thank you,

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Professional Standards Unit
901 R.S. Gass Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37216

From: e

Thank you.

May I amend my request to the following?

To Whom It May Concern:

According to responsive documents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, there are more than 135 agencies across Tennessee are using the Thor Plus system. Please see document named "Thor_Plus_Gang".

Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

All MOUs, data sharing agreements, contracts and any other agreement documents granting access to the Thor Plus system between the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and all other public agencies.

Documents sufficient to show all public agencies who have access to the Thor Plus system. This request is not seeking the agreement documents themselves but documents which demonstrate which agencies have accounts to access the system.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

From: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Mr. Hoover,

On April 3, 2023, this Office received your revised public records request for "documents sufficient to show all public agencies who have access to the Thor Plus system". Attached please find records responsive to your request. It should be noted that this report is only current as of April 5, 2023.

Thank you,

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Professional Standards Unit
901 R.S. Gass Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37216

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