Records Retention Schedules

100-RICR-50-00-3 PROPOSED RULE

Title 100 Department of State
Chapter 50 Public Records Administration
Subchapter 00 Records Management
Part 3 Records Retention Schedules
Type of Filing Adoption
Regulation Status Proposed
Filing Notice Date 10/14/2026
Public Comment Dates 10/14/2026 to 11/13/2026
Additional Information https://www.sos.ri.gov

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-3-1 et seq.
R.I. Gen. Laws Title 38

Purpose and Reason:

This adoption is intended to provide clarification of the process for the creation and use of Records Retention Schedules to ensure proper public records maintenance and legal destruction. This does not change the existing responsibilities of Agency Records Officers or revise the collaborative processes for drafting Records Retention Schedules.

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