Unless otherwise provided by law with respect to particular departments or particular records, records not having a permanent or historical value may be destroyed at the end of 4 years from their making, provided that the rules of the director, as adopted under RSA 5:40, may provide that designated records may be destroyed at an earlier period or require their retention for a longer period.
Source. 1987, 353:1. 1996, 239:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.