Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-66-108: Inspection rights of director of corporation

(a) A director of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time but not for any purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation.

(b) The chancery court of the county where the corporation's principal office (or if none in this state, its registered office) is located may order inspection and copying of the books, records and documents at the corporation's expense, upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection rights, unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection (b) on an expedited basis.

(c) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense, and prohibiting the director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director's expenses incurred in connection with the application.