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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 286

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECORD RETENTION AND DISPOSAL
SCHEDULES, AN OFFICIAL OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 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; OR

(5)  A RECORD THAT RELATES TO THE INTERNAL MANAGEMENT
OF OR OTHERWISE IS A HOUSEKEEPING RECORD FOR AN OFFICE OF A CLERK
OF COURT OR REGISTER OF WILLS.

(B) DESTRUCTION.

(1)  WITH THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE STATE ARCHIVIST,
AN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL MAY DESTROY THE RECORD THAT AN THE PUBLIC
OFFICIAL OFFERS UNDER THIS SECTION, BUT THE ARCHIVES DECLINES TO
ACCEPT.

(2)  AFTER RECORDS ARE DESTROYED, THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL
SHALL SEND TO THE ARCHIVES:

(I)  A LIST OF THE RECORDS THAT WERE DESTROYED;
AND

(II)  A CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION.

(3)  THE STATE ARCHIVIST SHALL KEEP EACH LIST OF THE
RECORDS DESTROYED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. THE LIST SHALL BE
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT REASONABLE TIMES.

1-404. NONOFFICIAL MATERIALS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

AN OFFICIAL OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 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 OF REFERENCE;

(4)  A STOCK OF PUBLICATIONS;