Are all state and local government agencies required to preserve electronic records?
Yes. The laws and regulations governing the retention, disclosure, destruction and long-term preservation of all public records include both state and local government agencies. (Note: Specific statutes and rules apply to the legislative and judicial branches of government.) RCW 42.17.020(1) defines “Agency” to include “…all state and local agencies. ‘State agency’ includes every state office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency. ‘Local agency’ includes every county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or special purpose district, or any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency.
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