Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE19 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
CHAPTER239. Public Records |
DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE RECORDS |
NRS239.080. State records: Schedules for retention and disposition.
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1. An official state record may be disposed of only in accordance with a schedule for retention and disposition which is approved by the Committee.
2. In cooperation with the Division, each agency, board and commission shall develop a schedule for the retention and disposition of each type of official state record.
3. The Division shall submit the schedules described in subsection 2 to the Committee for final approval.
4. As used in this section, “official state record” includes, without limitation, any:
(a) Papers, unpublished books, maps and photographs;
(b) Information stored on magnetic tape or computer, laser or optical disc;
(c) Materials which are capable of being read by a machine, including microforms and audio and visual materials; and
(d) Materials which are made or received by a state agency and preserved by that agency or its successor as evidence of the organization, operation, policy or any other activity of that agency or because of the information contained in the material.
[Part 1:38:1937; 1931 NCL § 7278.11] + [2:38:1937; 1931 NCL § 7278.12]—(NRS A 1957, 66; 1963, 576; 1967, 1270; 1973, 342, 1478; 1979, 1789; 1983, 1298; 1993, 209)