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Washington Administrative Code
Title 434 - Secretary of State
Chapter 434-662 - Preservation of electronic public records
Section 434-662-040 - Agency duties and responsibilities

Wash. Admin. Code § 434-662-040

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Current through Register Vol. 25-01, January 1, 2025
Section 434-662-040 - Agency duties and responsibilities

Electronic records must be retained in electronic format and remain usable, searchable, retrievable and authentic for the length of the designated retention period. Printing and retaining a hard copy is not a substitute for the electronic version unless approved by the applicable records committee.

An agency is responsible for a security backup of active records. A security backup must be compatible with the current system configuration in use by the agency.

Wash. Admin. Code § 434-662-040

Statutory Authority: RCW 40.14.020(6), chapters 40.14, 42.56, and 43.105 RCW. 08-21-073, § 434-662-040, filed 10/13/08, effective 1/1/09