North Dakota § 54-46.1-05 Restriction on purchases and contracts for microfilm equipment and services - Alternative services

North Dakota Statutes

§ 54-46.1-05 — Restriction on purchases and contracts for microfilm equipment and services - Alternative services

North Dakota § 54-46.1-05

Title 54State Government

Ch. 54-46.1Central Microfilm Unit

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N.D. Cent. Code § 54-46.1-05 (2026).

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54-46.1-05 is not a violation of section 12.1-13-01, 54-46.1-07, or any other law that provides for
any civil or criminal penalty for the release of certain records. A contractor hired by the
administrator under this section or by an agency under section 54-46.1-05 may not disclose any
information from any record, disclose any record the contractor receives for microfilming
services, or make or retain a copy or other reproduction of a record not required by the contract
to be made. Any contractor hired by the administrator under this section or by an agency under
section 54-46.1-05 is subject to the penalties provided by law for unauthorized release of public
records, and the contractor must agree to fully comply with all applicable state or federal laws or
rules prohibiting release of pub

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54-46.1-05 is not a violation of section 12.1-13-01, 54-46.1-07, or any other law that provides for
any civil or criminal penalty for the release of certain records. A contractor hired by the
administrator under this section or by an agency under section 54-46.1-05 may not disclose any
information from any record, disclose any record the contractor receives for microfilming
services, or make or retain a copy or other reproduction of a record not required by the contract
to be made. Any contractor hired by the administrator under this section or by an agency under
section 54-46.1-05 is subject to the penalties provided by law for unauthorized release of public
records, and the contractor must agree to fully comply with all applicable state or federal laws or
rules prohibiting release of public records. Each office, agency, and department shall reimburse
the central microfilm unit for the actual costs incurred in microfilming its records. The
administrator shall deposit moneys received under this section in the information technology
operating account. The administrator shall employ professional, technical, and clerical
personnel as the administrator determines to be necessary to carry out the duties prescribed in
this chapter and, within the limits of the legislative appropriation, shall fix the salaries of all
employees within the central microfilm unit. All personnel within the central microfilm unit must
be allowed their actual and necessary travel expenses at the same rate as for other employees
of the state. The administrator may perform microfilm services for any state institution and for
any county, when the institution or county requests such services and the administrator agrees
that the request is consistent with good records management practices.