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Managing Financial Records

Records Retention...

Which Retention Schedules Should Agencies Use?

  • Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule (CORE) v.4.1 (August 2020)
  • State Government General Records Retention Schedule v.6.1 (August 2020)

How Long to Keep...

  • Chat/Instant Messaging Records
  • Database Records
  • Emails
  • Text Messages
  • Voicemails

Strategies for...

  • Managing Chat/Instant Messaging Retention
  • Managing Sensitive Payment Cardholder Data
  • 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 Financial Records Training

Records Retention Schedules

State Government Agencies

Local Government Entities

How to...

Go Paperless ("Scan & Toss")

Destory 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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