ARTICLE 4. State Archives
Article 4 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.
§§ 12220–12237 · 17 sections
- § 12220 As used in this article, “item” includes, but is not limited to, any paper, document, book, map, artifact, or other type of record.
- § 12221 The Secretary of State is the custodian of the public archives of the State.
- § 12222 The Secretary of State shall maintain and properly equip safe and secure vaults for the preservation, description, and use of the archives.
- § 12223 The Secretary of State shall receive into the archives an item that is required by law to be delivered to or filed with the Secretary of State.
- § 12223.5 The Secretary of State shall receive into the State Archives any official committee file transmitted pursuant to Section 9080 or rulemaking file transmitted…
- § 12224 The Secretary of State may receive into the archives an item that the Secretary of State deems to be of historical value.
- § 12225 The Secretary of State may at any time return to the state agency from which it was received an item in the archives which the Secretary of State does not deem…
- § 12226 With the consent of the Secretary of State, the governing body of a county or city may by order or resolution direct the transfer to the Secretary of State for…
- § 12227 The Chief of Archives is responsible for the preservation and description of material deposited in the State Archives and shall make the material readily…
- § 12228 The Chief of Archives shall give an appropriate receipt for all material received by the Chief of Archives as a part of the archives.
- § 12229 The Secretary of State may maintain an item in an active file in the Secretary’s office for such time as the Secretary of State deems proper before…
- § 12230 The Secretary of State shall establish a Document Laboratory and a Record Processing Program to facilitate the preservation and description of the archives.
- § 12231 In carrying out the provisions of this article, the Secretary of State shall consult with and give consideration to the recommendations of the California…
- § 12232 The Secretary of State shall utilize the California Historical Records Advisory Board to advise, encourage, and coordinate the activities of the county…
- § 12233 The Secretary of State shall conduct under the administration of the State Archives a regular governmental history documentation program to provide through the…
- § 12236 (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a Local Government Records Program to be administered by the State Archives to establish guidelines for local…
- § 12237 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1, any provision of law that exempts from public disclosure any…