2-6-211. Transfer and storage of public records. - Montana Statutes

     2-6-211. Transfer and storage of public records. (1) All public records not required in the current operation of the office where they are made or kept and all records of each agency, commission, committee, or any other activity of the executive branch of state government that may be abolished or discontinued must be, in accordance with approved records retention schedules, either transferred to the state records center or transferred to the custody of the state archives if the records are considered to have permanent administrative or historical value.
     (2) Subject to approval by the secretary of state pursuant to 2-6-206, the state records center and the state archives may store transferred permanent public records in locations other than in the buildings occupied by the state records center or the state archives when it is in the best interests of the state.
     (3) When records are transferred to the state records center, the transferring agency does not lose its rights of control and access. The state records center is only a custodian of the agency records, and access is only by agency approval. Agency records for which the state records center acts as custodian may not be subpoenaed from the state records center but must be subpoenaed from the agency to which the records belong. Fees may be charged to cover the cost of records storage and servicing.
     (4) If an agency does not wish to transfer records as provided in an approved retention schedule, the agency shall, within 30 days, notify the secretary of state and request a change in the schedule.

     History: En. 82-3340 by Sec. 9, Ch. 339, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3340; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 378, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 6, Sp. L. January 1992; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 30, L. 2003.