§ 44:408 — Archives and records center building; duty custody and control

Louisiana § 44:408

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 44: Public Records and Recorders

Text

§408. Archives and records center building; duty custody and control
A. The secretary shall have custody and control of the Louisiana State
Archives and its contents to house and facilitate operations of the various archives
and records management programs, including the records center establishment, and
shall have authority to design, build, purchase, lease, maintain, operate, protect, and
improve buildings or facilities used for the storage of inactive records of state and
local agencies of Louisiana.
B. The records center or centers shall accept all records transferred to it or
them through the operation of retention schedules approved by the state archivist,
provide secure storage and reference service for the same, and submit written notice
to inform the applicable agency of intended destruction or disposal of records in
accordance with approved retention schedules.
C. Confidential or restricted records shall remain confidential or restricted
and, whenever usage of records in the custody of the division is restricted by or
pursuant to law or for reasons of security and the public interest, such records shall
be inspected, surveyed, or otherwise used only in accordance with law and the
policies and regulations imposed by the secretary acting through the state archivist.
D. Records listed for disposal shall either be destroyed in any manner
approved by the environmental authority or transferred in accordance with
established policies to the most appropriate repository.

Legislative History

Acts 1956, No. 337, §8; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985; Acts 2024, No. 508, §1.