Ala. Admin. Code r. 355-20-1-.04
In accordance with Section 8-1A-20 of the Code of Ala. 1975, the Department hereby establishes that to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and except as otherwise provided in this administrative rule, the Department may create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. Any such electronic records will be retained in compliance with State Records Commission requirements, including any records retention schedules previously agreed to by the Department. The Department may create a retrievable electronic record or copy, by optical scan or otherwise, of paper original documents or make other images or paper copies which accurately reproduce the originals and may destroy original paper documents so copied as specified in the RDA. Electronic copies of original documents, when certified by an authorized Department record custodian, are admissible in Department administrative proceedings as authorized by the Act as though they were the original document. The electronic document retains the confidential or public document characteristics of the original document.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 355-20-1-.04
Author: Jacob Harper
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 8-1A-7, 8-1A-12, 8-1A-18, 41-4-35.