Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 434. Secretary of State |
Chapter 434-663. Imaging systems, standards for accuracy and durability. |
Section 434-663-720. Preservation strategy.
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- For an electronic image system containing public records with a retention period of ten years or longer or records containing archival information, one or more of the following preservation strategies must be employed:(1) Retain the original paper documents;(2) Microfilm the original documents;(3) Migrate optical media and magnetic media at least every ten years or sooner as is necessary to avoid technical obsolescence, loss of readability, and excessive read error rates; or(4) Record the electronic images on industry standard microfilm at the same density at which they were scanned.