California Government Code

§ 26205.1

GOV § 26205.1 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 2 · Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 13

Statute text

(a)The county officer having custody of nonjudicial public records, documents, instruments, books, and papers may cause to be destroyed any or all of the records, documents, instruments, books, and papers if all of the following conditions exist:

(1)The board of supervisors of the county has adopted a resolution authorizing the county officer to destroy records, documents, instruments, books, and papers pursuant to this subdivision. The resolution may impose conditions, in addition to those specified in this subdivision, that the board of supervisors determines are appropriate.

(2)The county officer who destroys any record, document, instrument, book, or paper pursuant to the authority granted by this subdivision and a resolution of the board of supervisors adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall maintain for the use of the public a photographic or microphotographic film, electronically recorded video production, a record contained in the electronic data processing system, a record recorded on optical disk, a record recorded by any other medium that does not permit additions, deletions, or changes to the original document, or other duplicate of the record, document, instrument, book, or paper destroyed.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 569, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.