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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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