Chapter 45.--PUBLIC RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
Article 4.--PUBLIC RECORDS PRESERVATION
45-407.Public access or restriction of records; state archivist accessto restricted records; disclosure prohibited; misdemeanor.(a) All government records deposited subsequent to adoption of this actin the state archives shall remain subject to any current stateor federal statutes, or administrativeregulations authorized by statute, which require public access or restrictpublic access to the records while retained by the state or local agencyor the branch of state government making the deposit. The state or localagency or the branch of state government making the deposit may requirecontinued application to government records deposited in the state archivesof any discretionary restrictions on public access which are authorizedby statute or by administrative regulations authorized by statute, if suchrequirements are specified at the time of the deposit. No fees shall becharged for the examination of government records held by the state archives.
(b) Any discretionary restrictions placed on public access to government recordsdeposited in the state archives shall be enforced for periods designatedat the time of the deposit whichshall not exceed, and preferably will be much less than, 70 years aftercreation of the records.
(c) The state archivist, or representatives of the state archivist mayexamine records deposited in the state archives to which public access isrestricted by statute or by administrative regulations authorized by statute,to the extent necessary to properly arrange,store and preserve them and provide proper public access.
(d) Statutes or administrative regulations authorized by statute restrictingpublic access to certain types of records shall not prohibit the state archivistor authorized representatives of the state archivist from examining anygovernment records held by a state or local agency in order to prepare comprehensiveinventories containing general information about the nature, scope, contentsand location of each record series, or in order to assist in properly arranging,storing andpreserving government records with enduring value. No confidential informationfound in such restricted government records shall be revealed to any person bythe state archivist or by representatives of the state archivist. Violationof this subsection shall be punishable as a class B misdemeanor.
Chapter 45.--PUBLIC RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
Article 4.--PUBLIC RECORDS PRESERVATION
45-407.Public access or restriction of records; state archivist accessto restricted records; disclosure prohibited; misdemeanor.(a) All government records deposited subsequent to adoption of this actin the state archives shall remain subject to any current stateor federal statutes, or administrativeregulations authorized by statute, which require public access or restrictpublic access to the records while retained by the state or local agencyor the branch of state government making the deposit. The state or localagency or the branch of state government making the deposit may requirecontinued application to government records deposited in the state archivesof any discretionary restrictions on public access which are authorizedby statute or by administrative regulations authorized by statute, if suchrequirements are specified at the time of the deposit. No fees shall becharged for the examination of government records held by the state archives.
(b) Any discretionary restrictions placed on public access to government recordsdeposited in the state archives shall be enforced for periods designatedat the time of the deposit whichshall not exceed, and preferably will be much less than, 70 years aftercreation of the records.
(c) The state archivist, or representatives of the state archivist mayexamine records deposited in the state archives to which public access isrestricted by statute or by administrative regulations authorized by statute,to the extent necessary to properly arrange,store and preserve them and provide proper public access.
(d) Statutes or administrative regulations authorized by statute restrictingpublic access to certain types of records shall not prohibit the state archivistor authorized representatives of the state archivist from examining anygovernment records held by a state or local agency in order to prepare comprehensiveinventories containing general information about the nature, scope, contentsand location of each record series, or in order to assist in properly arranging,storing andpreserving government records with enduring value. No confidential informationfound in such restricted government records shall be revealed to any person bythe state archivist or by representatives of the state archivist. Violationof this subsection shall be punishable as a class B misdemeanor.
Chapter 45.--PUBLIC RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
Article 4.--PUBLIC RECORDS PRESERVATION
45-407.Public access or restriction of records; state archivist accessto restricted records; disclosure prohibited; misdemeanor.(a) All government records deposited subsequent to adoption of this actin the state archives shall remain subject to any current stateor federal statutes, or administrativeregulations authorized by statute, which require public access or restrictpublic access to the records while retained by the state or local agencyor the branch of state government making the deposit. The state or localagency or the branch of state government making the deposit may requirecontinued application to government records deposited in the state archivesof any discretionary restrictions on public access which are authorizedby statute or by administrative regulations authorized by statute, if suchrequirements are specified at the time of the deposit. No fees shall becharged for the examination of government records held by the state archives.
(b) Any discretionary restrictions placed on public access to government recordsdeposited in the state archives shall be enforced for periods designatedat the time of the deposit whichshall not exceed, and preferably will be much less than, 70 years aftercreation of the records.
(c) The state archivist, or representatives of the state archivist mayexamine records deposited in the state archives to which public access isrestricted by statute or by administrative regulations authorized by statute,to the extent necessary to properly arrange,store and preserve them and provide proper public access.
(d) Statutes or administrative regulations authorized by statute restrictingpublic access to certain types of records shall not prohibit the state archivistor authorized representatives of the state archivist from examining anygovernment records held by a state or local agency in order to prepare comprehensiveinventories containing general information about the nature, scope, contentsand location of each record series, or in order to assist in properly arranging,storing andpreserving government records with enduring value. No confidential informationfound in such restricted government records shall be revealed to any person bythe state archivist or by representatives of the state archivist. Violationof this subsection shall be punishable as a class B misdemeanor.
