No later than January 1, 2005, and January 1 every two years thereafter, every public officer of a state agency, as defined in section 24-80-102.7, who has public records in his or her custody shall consult with the department of personnel and the attorney general of the state, and such three officers shall determine whether the records in question are of legal, administrative, or historical value. Every public officer of a political subdivision who has public records in his or her custody shall consult periodically with the department of personnel and the attorney general of the state, and such three officers shall determine whether the records in question are of legal, administrative, or historical value. Those records unanimously determined to be of no legal, administrative, or historical value shall be disposed of by such method as such three officers may specify. A list of all records so disposed of, together with a statement certifying compliance with this part 1, signed by these three officers, shall be filed and preserved in the office from which the records were drawn and in the files of the department of personnel. Public records in the custody of the executive director of the department of personnel may be disposed of upon a similar determination by the attorney general, the executive director of the department of personnel, and the head of the state agency or political subdivision from which the records were received, or its legal successor. |
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Source: 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. |
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