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Managing Construction Records

Records Retention...

Which Retention Schedules Should Agencies Use?

  • Land Use Planning and Permitting Records Retention Schedule v.2.0 (December 2022)
  • Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule (CORE) v.4.2 (August 2021)
  • State Government General Records Retention Schedule v.6.2 (August 2021)
  • 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...

  • 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

 


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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