(1)(a) Every public officer of a state agency who has records in his or her custody shall consult with the department of personnel and such officers shall determine whether the records in question are of legal, administrative, or historical value.(b) Every public officer of a political subdivision who has records in his or her custody shall consult periodically with the department of personnel and such officers shall determine whether the records in question are of legal, administrative, or historical value.(2) Those records unanimously determined to be of no legal, administrative, or historical value shall be disposed of by such method as such officers may specify. A list of all records so disposed of, together with a statement certifying compliance with this part 1, signed by the officers, shall be filed and preserved in the office from which the records were drawn and in the files of the department of personnel. Records in the custody of the state archivist may be disposed of upon a similar determination by the state archivist and the head of the governmental agency from which the records were received, or its legal successor.Amended by 2016 Ch. 231, § 5, eff. 8/10/2016.L. pon a similar determination by the state archivist and the head of the governmental agency from which the records were received, or its legal successor.Amended by 2016 Ch. 231, § 5, eff. 8/10/2016.L. 51: p. 778, § 3. CSA: C. 154, § 18(12). CRS 53: § 131-3-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-3-3. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1529, § 85, effective June 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2091, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1368), ch. 231, p. 929, § 5, effective August 10.
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