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TITLE 13CULTURAL RESOURCES
PART 1TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 7LOCAL RECORDS
SUBCHAPTER BMICROFILMING STANDARDS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
RULE §7.33Destruction of Microfilmed Records

(a) Microfilmed records must be destroyed only in accordance with the Local Government Code, §§202.001-202.003.

(b) Microfilmed records scheduled for destruction must be disposed of in a manner that ensures protection for any sensitive or confidential information.

(c) Destruction of records on a roll of microfilm containing multiple record series must be done by destroying the whole roll of film at the time the records on the film that have the longest retention period are eligible for destruction or, if filmed prior to the effective date of these standards, by deleting the section of the film containing records eligible for destruction and splicing the film. If the film is spliced, a destruction notice containing the following information must be inserted in place of the deleted records:

  (1) the record series title and the inclusive dates of the records;

  (2) the signature, printed name, and title of the custodian of the deleted records;

  (3) the date of the deletion.


Source Note: The provisions of this §7.33 adopted to be effective June 12, 1996, 21 TexReg 4990.

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