New Jersey § 47:3-26
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 47:3-26, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47:3-26.
The Bureau of Archives and History in the Department of Education, with the approval
of the State Records Committee established by section six hereof, 1 shall formulate standards , procedures and rules for the photographing, microphotographing , microfilming , data processing and image processing of public records and for the preservation, examination and use of such records,
including the indexing and arrangement thereof, for convenient reference purposes. Whenever any officer, commission, agency or authority of the State or of any political
subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof, shall have photographed,
microphotographed , microfilmed , data processed or image processed all or any part of the public records, kept or required by law to be received and
indexed in such manner as to conform with the standards , procedures and rules , and such photographs, microphotographs , microfilms , or data processed or image processed documents have been placed in conveniently accessible files and provision shall have been made
for the preservation, examination and use of the same in conformity with the said
standards and procedures, the original records from which the photographs, microphotographs , microfilms , or data processed or image processed documents have been made, or any part thereof, may be destroyed or the records therein otherwise
effectively obliterated; provided, the said bureau shall first have given its written
consent to such destruction or other disposition. In the event of any such destruction or other disposition of any public records under
the provisions of this section, the photograph, microphotograph , microfilm, or data processed or image processed document or a certified copy of said photograph, microphotograph , microfilm, or data processed or image processed document shall be receivable in evidence in any court or proceeding and shall have the same
force and effect as though the original public record had been there produced and
proved. 1
N.J.S.A. § 47:3-20.
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 47:3-26 cover?
Section 47:3-26 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. 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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