Local Government Records Disposition Rules Revised
Training for: Legal Notes
The Maine State Archives’ Rules for Disposition of Local Government Records have been revised. The new May 2018 edition reorganizes the rules to make them more logical and user-friendly. They also have a new title: Local Government Record Retention Schedules. The new schedules are linked here: http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/records/local/localschedules.html.
Like the old rules, the new schedules specify, by agency and category of record, which records must be retained, for how long and in what medium, and which may be destroyed, when and how. Any violation of these schedules, including unauthorized or premature destruction of records, is a Class E crime (see 5 M.R.S. § 97). It’s also a crime to sell or transfer government records unless specifically authorized by law (see 5 M.R.S. § 95-A).
For more on the retention of local government records, including advice, resources and contact information, go to the Maine State Archives’ Local Government Records Management webpage at http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/records/local/index.html. (By R.P.F.)
The Maine State Archives’ Rules for Disposition of Local Government Records have been revised. The new May 2018 edition reorganizes the rules to make them more logical and user-friendly. They also have a new title: Local Government Record Retention Schedules. The new schedules are linked here: http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/records/local/localschedules.html.
Like the old rules, the new schedules specify, by agency and category of record, which records must be retained, for how long and in what medium, and which may be destroyed, when and how. Any violation of these schedules, including unauthorized or premature destruction of records, is a Class E crime (see 5 M.R.S. § 97). It’s also a crime to sell or transfer government records unless specifically authorized by law (see 5 M.R.S. § 95-A).
For more on the retention of local government records, including advice, resources and contact information, go to the Maine State Archives’ Local Government Records Management webpage at http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/records/local/index.html. (By R.P.F.)
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