Help with Prosecuting Attorney Records Retention

Which Retention Schedules Do Prosecuting Attorneys Use?

1. Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule (CORE) v.5.0 (October 2024)
2. Prosecuting Attorneys Records Retention Schedule v.2.2 (August 2024)

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Basics of Records Retention...

• What Are Records Retention Schedules?
• What Are Records Series?
• How Are Records Retention Periods Determined?
• What is an Archival Record?
• What is a Non-Archival Record?

Help Finding the Right Retention...

• How to Navigate Records Retention Schedules
• How to Determine the Correct Records Series
• How to Choose Between Multiple Records Series
• Searching Techniques for Records Retention Schedules Video (3 minutes)

How Long to Keep...

• Backups
• Chat/Instant Messaging
• COVID-19 Contact Tracing Logs and Screening Records
• COVID-19 Pandemic Records
• COVID-19 Vaccination Verification Records
• Database Records
• Drone Operations Records
• Drone Recordings

• Emails
• Meeting Recordings
• Position Recruitment Records
• Public Records Request Logs
• Public Records Requests
• Social Media Posts
• Text Messages
• Voicemails

Strategies for...

• Applying Retention Schedule Updates
• Applying Retention to Project Files
• Applying Retention to Subject Files
• Managing Chat/Instant Messaging Retention
• Managing Child Support Title IV-D Case Files

• Managing Notary Public Journals
• Managing Sensitive Payment Cardholder Data
• Managing Social Media Records Retention
• Managing Vehicle Telematics Data/Records
• Managing Voicemail Retention

Transitory Records...

• Examples of Common Records with Minimal Retention
• What Does "Until No Longer Needed for Agency Business" Mean?
• Why Isn't There Just One "Transitory" Records Series?

Other Advice...

• Difference Between Administrative and Core Mission Policies/Procedures
• Impact of Public Records Requests on Records Retention
• Notorious/Historically Significant Legal Case Files
• What are Personnel Files?
• What To Do With Non-Work-Related Appointments in Calendars
• What To Do With Public Defender Case Files and Indigence Determination Records

Training...

• Basics of Managing Prosecuting Attorney Records Training
• Changes to Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule (CORE) v.4.0 - Legal Affairs Records (May 2017 - 7 minutes)
• Retention Schedules "Demystified" (Recorded Webinar - April 2015 - 40 minutes)