§ 808 — Preservation of records

§ 808. Preservation of records. a. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, each public retirement system, as defined in subdivision a of\nsection eight hundred of this article, other than the New York state\nteachers' retirement system, is authorized to reproduce all or any part\nof its records by any computerized process which accurately produces a\ndigital image of a paper record. Whenever the retirement system shall\nhave so reproduced such records and whenever such reproductions or media\nhave been placed in conveniently accessible files and provision has been\nmade for preserving, examining and using the same, the retirement system\nmay cause the original record which has been so reproduced to be\ndisposed of or destroyed.\n b. A duly authorized representative of the retirement system is hereby\nauthorized to certify to the authenticity of any reproduction herein\nauthorized. The retirement system may charge for copies of reproductions\nof such records as provided for by applicable law, rules or regulations.\n