CHAPTER 313


97-H 5943
Effective Without the Governor's Signature
Jul. 8, 1997


AN ACT RELATING TO INACTIVE RECORDS

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows

SECTION 1. Section 8-14-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-14 entitled "Inactive Records" is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-14-1. Management, storage, and disposition of state court records. -- There shall be created a committee within the state court system with responsibility for the management, storage, and disposition of all state court records, including inactive records. The committee shall be composed of the following {DEL nine (9) DEL}members: the chief justice of the supreme court or his or her designee, the presiding justice of the superior court or his or her designee, {DEL the chief judge of the family court or his or her designee, the chief judge of the district court or his or her designee, the clerk of the supreme court, the chief supervisory clerk of the superior court, the clerk of the family court, the chief clerk of the district court, and the coordinator of court records management. DEL} {ADD the chief judge of the workers' compensation court or his or her designee, the chief judge of the administrative adjudication court or his or her designee, one clerk from each of the respective state courts as designated by the chief or presiding justice or chief judge of each state court, and the head of the state court record center or his or her designee. The committee shall meet on a quarterly basis to revise the state courts records retention policy or at the request of the state court administrator. ADD}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.



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