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Managing Construction Records

Records Retention...

Which Retention Schedules Should Agencies Use?

  • Land Use Planning and Permitting Records Retention Schedule v.2.1 (June 2024)
  • Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule (CORE) v.5.0 (October 2024)
  • State Government General Records Retention Schedule v.6.3 (October 2024)
  • Utility Services Records Retention Schedule v.1.5 (June 2021)

How Long to Keep...

  • Chat/Instant Messaging Records
  • Database Records
  • Emails
  • Social Media Records
  • Text Messages
  • Voicemails

Strategies for...

  • Managing Chat/Instant Messaging Retention
  • Managing Social Media Records Retention
  • Managing Voicemail Retention

Other Advice Sheets...

  • Options for Digitizing Large Format Records
  • What Does "Until No Longer Needed for Agency Business" Mean?
  • Why Isn't There Just One "Transitory" Records Series?

Training...

  • Basics of Managing Records Training

 


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CORE Summary of Changes from v.4.2 to v.5.0

State Govt General Summary of Changes from v.6.2 to v.6.3

Records Retention Schedules

State Government Agencies

Local Government Entities

How to...

Go Paperless ("Scan & Toss")

Destroy Non-Archival Records

Transfer Archival Records

Laws and Rules

Preservation and Destruction of Public Records (chapter 40.14 RCW)

Penal Provisions (chapter 40.16 RCW)

Preservation of Electronic Records (WAC 434-662)

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