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Permanent Public Records Requirements
Overview
The media and storage requirements
for permanent public records are determined by RMD in cooperation with
the Archives Division. This is set by statute and resulted in Standards
for Permanent Records Media and Storage.
The
Law
Arizona
Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 39-101.
Permanent
public records; quality; storage; violation; classification
- Permanent
public records of the state, a county, city or town, or other political
subdivision of the state, shall be transcribed or kept on paper or other
material which is of durable or permanent quality and which conforms
to standards established by the director
of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.
- Permanent
public records transcribed or kept as provided in subsection A shall
be stored and maintained according to standards for the storage of permanent public records established by the director
of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.
- A
public officer charged with transcribing or keeping such public records
who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Updated: 07/20/2007
