Section 10-614 – Definitions
(a) In this Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Archives” means the State Archives. (c) “Commission” means the Hall of Records Commission. (d) “Public official” includes an official of the State or of a county, city, or town in the State. (e) “Record” means any documentary material in any form created or received […]
Section 10-615 – Scope of Part
Except as expressly provided in § 10–619 of this subtitle, this Part III of this subtitle does not authorize: (1) the destruction of a permanent book of account; (2) the destruction of a land record of a clerk of a circuit court; (3) the destruction of any record that relates to the financial operation of a unit of […]
Section 10-616 – Public Records
(a) In accordance with the record retention and disposal schedules, a public official shall offer to the Archives any public record of the official that no longer is needed, such as: (1) an original paper; (2) a book; (3) a file; (4) a record of a court of record for which an accurate transcript is in use; (5) a record that […]
Section 10-617 – Nonofficial Materials
(a) A public official may offer to the Archives or may destroy any of the following materials that the public official no longer needs: (1) a book, magazine, or newspaper; (2) other library or museum material that was made or acquired for reference or exhibition purposes; (3) an extra copy of a document that was kept only for convenience […]
Section 10-618 – Portraits
A public official may offer to the Archives any portrait that is in the custody of the public official but is no longer used.
Section 10-619 – Reproductions
(a) With the written approval of the State Archivist, the head of a unit of the State government or of a unit of a county or municipal corporation may destroy original material that has been photographed, photocopied, or microphotographed if: (1) the head offers the original material to the Archives, but the Archives declines to accept; (2) the […]