Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 82-8-2 - RONG'82- 8- 2. Definitions2.1. "Archival quality" means a quality of reproduction providing permanent, durable, and nondestructive storage or copying medium for records consistent with established standards specified by state and national agencies and organizations responsible for establishing such standards, such as the Association for Information and Image Management, the American National Standards Institute, the National Bureau of Standards, the National Archives and Records Administration, and others as applicable to the project submitted for funding.2.2. "Archival records" mean all non-current records of continuing and enduring value useful to the citizens of the state and necessary to the administrative functions of counties and municipalities in the conduct of services and activities mandated by law. In appraisal of public records deemed archival, the terms "administrative," "fiscal," "historical," and "legal" shall be defined as: 2.2.a. "Administrative value" means the records have continuing utility in the operation of an agency of a county or municipality.2.2.b. "Fiscal value" means the records are needed to document and verify financial authorizations, obligations and transactions.2.2.c. "Historical value" means the records contain information, regardless of age, which provides understanding of some aspect of the government and promotes the development of an informed and enlightened citizenry.2.2.d. "Legal value" means the records document actions taken in the protection and proving of legal or civil rights and obligations of individuals and agencies.2.3. "Commission" means the West Virginia Archives and History Commission.2.4. "Custodian" means the county or municipal public official in charge of an office having public records.2.5. "Director" means the Director of the Archives and History Section.2.6. "Political Subdivision" means any municipal corporation or county government which transacts government business in the State of West Virginia.2.7. "Preservation" means maintaining archival records in their original form by stabilizing them chemically or strengthening them physically to ensure their survival as long as possible in their original form. It also means the reformatting of written, printed, electronic or visual archival originals to extend the life of the information.2.8. "Public record" means recorded information that documents a transaction or activity by or with any county or municipal public official, agency or employee. Regardless of physical form or characteristic, the recorded information is a public record if it is produced, collected, received or retained in pursuance of law or in connection with the transaction of public business. The medium on which the information is recorded may be, but is not limited to, paper, film, magnetic, optical or solid state devices which can store electronic signals, tapes, Mylar, linen, silk or vellum. The general types of records may be, but are not limited to books, papers, letters, documents, printouts, photographs, films, tapes, microfiche, microfilm, photostats, sound recordings, maps, drawings, and any representations held in machine readable form.