SECTIONS 14755-14756

14755.  (a) No record shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of byany agency of the state, unless it is determined by the directorthat the record has no further administrative, legal, or fiscal valueand the Secretary of State has determined that the record isinappropriate for preservation in the State Archives. (b) The director shall not authorize the destruction of any recordsubject to audit until he or she has determined that the audit hasbeen performed. (c) The director shall not authorize the destruction of all or anypart of an agency rulemaking file subject to Section 11347.3.14756.  The public records of any state agency may be microfilmed,electronically data imaged, or otherwise photographically reproducedand certified upon the written authorization of the head of theagency. The microfilming, electronic data imaging, or photographicreproduction shall be made in compliance with the minimum standardsor guidelines, or both, as recommended by the American NationalStandards Institute or the Association for Information and ImageManagement, and as adopted by the Department of General Services inconsultation with the Secretary of State, for recording of permanentrecords or nonpermanent records. The certification of each reproduction or set of reproductionsshall be in accordance with the standards, or have the approval, ofthe Attorney General. The certification shall contain a statement ofthe identity, description, and disposition or location of the recordsreproduced, the date, reason, and authorization for thereproduction, and other information that the Attorney Generalrequires. The certified reproductions shall be deemed to be original publicrecords for all purposes, including introduction in courts of law andstate agencies.