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General Retention Schedules

"Public body" means this state, any county, city, town, school district, political subdivision or tax-supported district in this state, any branch, department, board, bureau, commission, council or committee of the foregoing, and any public organization or agency, supported in whole or in part by monies from this state or any political subdivision of this state, or expending monies provided by this state or any political subdivision of this state. ARS 39-101.01(A)(2)

Any record series listed as permanent on a general retention schedule should be transferred to the State Archives when the agency or political subdivision no longer wishes to maintain those records. You can reach the State Archives at 602-926-3720 or 800-228-4710 to discuss the transfer of the records. If a record is historically significant, it is a permanent record. Records are deemed historically significant when they:

• Document a controversial issue
• Document a program, project, event or issue that results in a significant change that affects the local community, city, county or state
• Document a program, project, event or issue that involves prominent people, places or events
• Document a program, project, event or issue that resulted in media attention locally, statewide or nationally

The General Schedules supersede all existing custom schedules with the following exceptions: 1) The custom schedule retention period is longer than the general schedule retention schedule 2) The custom schedule was approved on or after January 1, 2009.

General retention schedule for Community Colleges

General retention schedule for Counties

General retention schedule for Fire Districts

General retention schedule for Municipalities

General retention schedule for School Districts and Charter Schools

General retention schedule for Special Districts

General retention schedule for State Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Retention Schedules for Courts

Limited Jurisdiction Courts

Superior Court

Tip Sheets

Preservation and Filing of Paper-based Arizona Government Records
and Documents

Imaging Technology for Arizona Government Records and Documents

Arizona Standards

Price List (Nov. 1, 2001)

What is a Record

Record Life-cycle

Records Inventory

Records Retention Schedules

General Records Retention Schedules

Program Retention Schedules

Historical Records

Using the State Records Center

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