71-5-129 - Destruction of useless records [Repealed effective July 1, 2010]. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 71-5-129. Destruction of useless records [Repealed effective July 1, 2010].
 

Records hereinafter designated, which are found by the department to be useless, may be disposed of in accordance with approved records control schedules. 
 

(a) Records which have been preserved by it for not less than three (3) years: 

(1) Initial claims for benefits, 

(2) Continued claims for benefits, 

(3) Correspondence and master index cards in connection with such claims for benefits, and 

(4) Individual wage slips filed by employers subject to the provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Law. 

(b) Records which have been preserved by it for not less than six (6) months after becoming inactive: 

(1) Work applications, 

(2) Cross-index cards for work applications, 

(3) Test records, 

(4) Employer records, 

(5) Work orders, 

(6) Clearance records, 

(7) Counseling records, 

(8) Farm placement records, and 

(9) Correspondence relating to all such records. 
 

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing the destruction or disposal of basic fiscal records reflecting the financial operations of the department and no records may be destroyed without the approval of the Director of the Department of Archives and History. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, §§ 7411-01, 7411-02, 7411-03; Laws,  1944, ch. 290, § 1; Laws, 1950, ch. 418; Laws, 1952, ch. 390; Laws, 1970, ch. 504, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 501, § 25; Laws, 1987, ch. 318; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 25; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 25, eff from and after July 1, 2008.