19-250.   Reproduction and preservation of publicrecords, other thancourt records; minimum standards.The board of county commissionersof any county in the state may, byresolution, provide for and authorize any officer of the county tophotograph, microphotograph or otherwise reproduce or to have photographed,microphotographed or otherwise reproduced any of the records,papers ordocuments which are by law placed in the custody and control of suchofficer, except court records, and to acquire necessary facilities andequipment, and toacquire, maintain and use all such appropriate containers, filesand other methods asshall be necessary to accommodate and preserve the photographs,microphotographs, films or as otherwisereproduced. Such photographing,microphotographing, filming or otherwise reproducing may be soauthorized for the reproducingof lists and records in the usual day by day official activities of anysuch officer, where to do so will greatly promote efficiency in theoffice, or as a method of preserving old or worn records, papers ordocuments. The photographic film and prints or reproductions therefromshall comply with federal standard No. 125a, dated April 24, 1958, orthe latest revision thereof, issued pursuant to the federal property andadministrative services act of 1949, and any amendmentsthereto, and the device used toreproduce such records for any type of storage shall beone which accuratelyreproduces the original thereof in all details. The county may usereproduction methods which include the digital storage and retrieval ofofficial county records.

      History:   L. 1953, ch. 160, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 41, § 2; L. 1977,ch. 104, § 5;L. 1998, ch. 112, § 1; July 1.