Mississippi § 9-5-171 - Destruction of records.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-5-171 — Destruction of records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-5-171. Destruction of records.
The chancery clerk of each of the counties of the State of Mississippi, with the approval of the board of supervisors of such county, after an inventory has been made and checked by the board and an order spread on its minutes listing the reference, is authorized to dispose of records pursuant to a records control schedule approved by the Local Government Records Committee as provided in Section 25-60-1. No records which are in the process of being audited by the State Department of Audit or which are the basis of litigation shall be destroyed until at least twelve (12) months after final completion of the audits and litigation. Records may be filed and retained by electronic means as provided in Sections 9-1-51 through 9-1-57, whether the record is to be destroyed or not; provided, however, that destruction of records shall be carried out in accordance with Sections 25-59-21 and 25-59-27.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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