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14-2-203. Disposal, etc., of copied records.
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14-2-203. Disposal, etc., of copied records.
(a) Whenever reproductions of public records have been made in accordance with § 14-2-201 and have been placed in conveniently accessible files or other suitable format and provision has been made for preserving, examining, and using them, the head of a county office or department or city office or department may certify those facts to the county court or to the mayor of a municipality, respectively, who shall have the power to authorize the disposal, archival storage, or destruction of the records.
(b) Cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and incorporated towns may by ordinance declare a policy of record retention and disposal, provided that:
(1) The city or town complies with any specific statute regarding municipal records; and
(2) The following records are maintained permanently in either the original or electronic format as required by law:
(A) Ordinances;
(B) City council minutes;
(C) Resolutions;
(D) Annual financial audits; and
(E) Year-end financial statements.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-2-203
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14-2-203. Disposal, etc., of copied records.
(a) Whenever reproductions of public records have been made in accordance with § 14-2-201 and have been placed in conveniently accessible files or other suitable format and provision has been made for preserving, examining, and using them, the head of a county office or department or city office or department may certify those facts to the county court or to the mayor of a municipality, respectively, who shall have the power to authorize the disposal, archival storage, or destruction of the records.
(b) Cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and incorporated towns may by ordinance declare a policy of record retention and disposal, provided that:
(1) The city or town complies with any specific statute regarding municipal records; and
(2) The following records are maintained permanently in either the original or electronic format as required by law:
(A) Ordinances;
(B) City council minutes;
(C) Resolutions;
(D) Annual financial audits; and
(E) Year-end financial statements.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-2-201. Authority — Requirements.
(a) The head of any county or municipal department, commission, bureau, or board may cause any or all records kept by the official, department, commission, or board to be photographed, microfilmed, photostated, or reproduced on or by film, microcard, miniature photographic recording, optical disc, digital compact disc, electronic imaging, or other process that accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for reproducing the original when provided with equipment necessary for such method of recording.
(b) At the time of reproduction, the agency head shall attach his or her certificate to the record certifying that it is the original record, and the certificate shall be reproduced with the original.
(c) The device used to reproduce the records shall be such as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in all details.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-2-201
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 14-2-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.