2012 US Code
Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 33 - DISPOSAL OF RECORDS (§§ 3301 - 3324)
Section 3301 - Definition of records
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS CHAPTER 33 - DISPOSAL OF RECORDS Sec. 3301 - Definition of records |
| Contains | section 3301 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 94-575, §4(c)(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727. |
| Statutes at Large References | 57 Stat. 380 82 Stat. 1299 90 Stat. 2727 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 90-620, Public Law 94-575 |
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As used in this chapter, “records” includes all books, papers, maps, photographs, machine readable materials, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value of data in them. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience of reference, and stocks of publications and of processed documents are not included.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1299; Pub. L. 94–575, §4(c)(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §366 (July 7, 1943, ch. 192, §1, 57 Stat. 380).
Amendments1976—Pub. L. 94–575 expanded “records” to include “machine readable materials”.
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