361.120. Preservation of records--report to governor--destruction of records, when. - Missouri Statutes

Preservation of records--report to governor--destruction of records,when.

361.120. 1. The director of finance shall preserve allrecords, reports and papers of every kind pertaining to thedivision of finance for a period of ten years, and shallpermanently preserve all records, reports and papers of apermanent value, including articles of association and allamendments thereto, and all articles of merger or consolidationand amendments thereto. The director of finance shall make awritten report to the governor whenever required by the governor.

2. During each biennial session of the general assembly thedirector shall, in the presence of a joint committee of the houseof representatives and the senate, destroy by burning or by anyother method satisfactory to said joint committee the records,papers and reports which may be disposed of pursuant to thissection. The joint committee shall consist of four members ofthe house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker ofthe house of representatives and two members of the senate to beappointed by the president pro tem of the senate.

(RSMo 1939 § 7884, A. 1949 H.B. 2084, A.L. 1953 p. 246)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5290; 1919 § 11678; 1909 § 1078