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§ 10-610. Records management programs

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Governmental Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Records (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Records Management (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, State Government, § 10-610
Formerly cited as MD STATE GOVT § 10-633
§ 10-610. Records management programs
Currentness
Requirements
(a)(1) Each unit of the State government shall have a program for the continual, economical, and efficient management of the records of the unit.
(2) The program shall include procedures for:
(i) the security of the records;
(ii) the establishment and revision, in accordance with the regulations, record retention and disposal schedules to ensure the prompt and orderly disposition of records, including electronic records, that the unit no longer needs for its operation;
(iii) the maintenance of inventories of records series that are accurate and complete; and
(iv) the transfer of permanent records to the custody of the Archives.
Records officer
(b) Each head of a unit of State government shall designate, from among the unit's executive staff, a records officer for the unit to:
(1) serve as liaison to the Division and the Archives; and
(2) develop and oversee the program.

Credits

Added as Art. 54, § 1-303, by Acts 1984, c. 286, § 5, eff. July 1, 1984. Transferred to State Government § 10-633 by Acts 1984, c. 286, § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 286, § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Acts 2000, c. 4, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Renumbered as State Government § 10-610 and amended by Acts 2014, c. 104, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 539, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, State Government, § 10-610, MD STATE GOVT § 10-610
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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