4321 - Record retention schedules.
SUBCHAPTER B DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE RECORDS Sec. 4321. Record retention schedules. 4322. Destruction and disposition of obsolete records. 4323. Form of permanent recordation. 4324. Copies of destroyed records. 4325. Duplicate permanent records. 4326. Original records meriting special care. 4327. Transfer of custody to local museum upon application. § 4321. Record retention schedules. (a) General rule.--The governing authority, after consultation with the County Records Committee, shall by general rule prescribe schedules setting forth the conditions under which the records provided for in Subchapter A (relating to establishment, maintenance and effect of judicial records) may be disposed of, either with or without the establishment of a permanent copy thereof. (b) Requirements for schedules.--Such schedules shall distinguish clearly between records of temporary value and records of permanent value, and no schedule shall be prescribed or revised which will permit the destruction of records of permanent value unless a permanent copy thereof is required to be maintained as provided in this subchapter. Such schedules insofar as they affect the records maintained by related staff, shall be consistent with the schedules prescribed by the County Records Committee.