A-0400 Destruction of Public Records.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS A-400 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: December 20, 1990 07-11-24 05-02-13 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: County Policy Manual – Administrative Bulletin No. 11 California Government Codes Sections 26201, 26202 POLICY Public records generated in the Detentions Bureau will be destroyed after receiving proper authorization from the Board of Supervisors. All public records will be retained for a period of at least two years. Records will only be destroyed when they are no longer necessary or required for County purposes and are not expressly required by law to be preserved. In all cases, jail logbooks will be retained for a period of at least ten years, and will not be destroyed without first ensuring, through Risk Management and County Counsel, that there is no longer an official need for the books.