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13-4-204. Destruction of original.
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13-4-204. Destruction of original.
(a) When any document is recorded by the means prescribed by § 13-4-201, the paper original may be destroyed unless the document is over fifty (50) years old and handwritten or has been determined to be of historical value by the Arkansas State Archives.
(b) If the paper original does not meet these criteria, the electronically stored document shall be considered the “original” document and shall be treated as such when proffered with the recorder's certification.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-4-204
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.13.odt
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13-4-204. Destruction of original.
(a) When any document is recorded by the means prescribed by § 13-4-201, the paper original may be destroyed unless the document is over fifty (50) years old and handwritten or has been determined to be of historical value by the Arkansas State Archives.
(b) If the paper original does not meet these criteria, the electronically stored document shall be considered the “original” document and shall be treated as such when proffered with the recorder's certification.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
13-4-201. Electronic reproduction of court records.
Court clerks and any other public officers whose duty it is to make and maintain court records are authorized to use and employ an approved system of photographic recording, photostatic recording, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic recording, digital compact disc, optical disc, and any other process that accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for reproducing the original.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 13-4-201
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 13-4-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.