Rhode Island § 42-8.1-10 § 42-8.1-10. Determination of value.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-8.1-10 — § 42-8.1-10. Determination of value.

Rhode Island § 42-8.1-10

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-8.1State Archives

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8.1-10 (2026).

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§ 42-8.1-10. Determination of value.
Every public officer who has public records in the public officer's custody shall
            consult periodically with the state archivist together with the state auditor, and
            the attorney general, and those officers shall determine whether the records in question
            are permanent records. Those records unanimously determined not to be permanent records
            shall be disposed of by the method as specified by § 38-3-6. A list of all records so disposed of, together with a certification of records destruction
            certifying compliance with § 38-3-6, signed by the state archivist, shall be filed and preserved in the office from which
            the 

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§ 42-8.1-10. Determination of value.

Every public officer who has public records in the public officer's custody shall consult periodically with the state archivist together with the state auditor, and the attorney general, and those officers shall determine whether the records in question are permanent records. Those records unanimously determined not to be permanent records shall be disposed of by the method as specified by § 38-3-6. A list of all records so disposed of, together with a certification of records destruction certifying compliance with § 38-3-6, signed by the state archivist, shall be filed and preserved in the office from which the records were drawn. Public records in the custody of the state archivist with the approval of the secretary of state, or designee, may be disposed of based upon approved records control schedules.