North Dakota § 54-46-05 - Duties of agency heads

Full text of North Dakota North Dakota Century Code § 54-46-05 — Duties of agency heads, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 54-46-05. Duties of agency heads

The head of each agency shall: 1. Establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency. 2. Make and maintain records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency designed to furnish information to protect the legal and financial rights of the state and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities. 3. Submit to the administrator, in accordance with the standards adopted by the administrator, schedules proposing the length of time each state record series warrants retention for administrative, legal, or fiscal purposes after it has been received by the agency. 4. Submit to the administrator lists of state records in the custody of the agency which are not needed in the transaction of current business and which do not have administrative, legal, or fiscal value. 5. Cooperate with the administrator in the conduct of surveys made by the administrator pursuant to this chapter, including resolving findings of noncompliance with the records management program as may be indicated in the final survey report. Failure to cooperate with the administrator may result in reported noncompliance as authorized under subsection 7 of section 54-46-04. 6. Comply with the rules, standards, and procedures adopted by the administrator.

Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About North Dakota § 54-46-05

What does North Dakota Century Code § 54-46-05 cover?

Section 54-46-05 ("Duties of agency heads") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. 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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