Georgia § 49-3-8 - Destruction of county departmental records.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-3-8 — Destruction of county departmental records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-3-8. Destruction of county departmental records.
Any county department of family and children services, at the discretion of the county director, may destroy public assistance case records which have been inactive for three years or more, as well as related statistical and financial forms and reports. A record must be retained beyond the three-year period as long as a federal or state audit of that record is in progress, or if an audit's findings have not been resolved, or if the case in question is the subject of pending administrative or judicial litigation. (Ga. L. 1953, p. 17, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 881, §§ 1, 3.)
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-3-8 cover?
Section 49-3-8 ("Destruction of county departmental records.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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