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AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.07 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.07 - Library development services

41-151.07.  Library development services The state library shall: 1. Direct and coordinate statewide public library services.  2. Encourage and assist the development of library services in state and local institutions and governmental units. 3. Compile and disseminate statistics and other data relating to libraries and library services. 4. Give professional advice and assistance in the establishment and operation of county free libraries,  municipal or other libraries,  or any combinations of county free and municipal or other libraries,  and to joint ventures of public and private or nonprofit libraries in this state that make library information available to the public and that request such professional advice and assistance. 5. Develop library services for the blind and persons with physical disabilities regardless of the type of technology used. 6. Perform all other duties necessary or appropriate to the development of statewide library services.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.08 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.08 - Archives and history services; recovery of costs

41-151.08.  Archives and history services;  recovery of costs A. The state library shall contain: 1. All available works,  books,  newspaper files,  pamphlets,  papers,  manuscripts,  documents,  magazines and newspaper articles,  maps,  pictures,  items and materials pertaining to or bearing on the history of this state. 2. Copies of current official reports,  public documents and publications of state,  county and municipal officers,  departments,  boards,  commissions,  agencies and institutions,  and public archives. To allow compliance with this paragraph,  all public officers required by law shall report in writing to the governor,  or to the governing officer or body of a county,  city or town,  to provide those reports,  documents and publications to the state library for filing in the state library archives in the number that will satisfy the requirements of the state documents program or arrangements or agreements entered into pursuant to section 41-151.05,  subsection A,  paragraph 5 except those reports,  documents and publications that are confidential. B. The governmental units described in subsection A of this section shall: 1. Notify the state library if the reports,  documents and publications subject to this section are posted on an internet website. 2. Pay the state library the fee charged pursuant to section 41-151.12 if the governmental unit refuses the state library's request to provide,  and the state library incurs any expenses in obtaining,  the copies that are required to be provided pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.09 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.09 - Depository of official archives

41-151.09.  Depository of official archives A. The state library is the central depository of all official books,  records and documents,  including electronic records,  not in current use of the various state officers and departments of this state and the counties,  cities and towns. These materials constitute the state archives. The state archives shall be carefully kept and preserved,  classified,  catalogued and made available for inspection under rules the director adopts. B. State officers in possession of official state or territorial archives shall deposit those archives with the state library. C. Any county,  municipal or other public official shall retain or deposit with the state library for permanent preservation pursuant to section 39-101 official books,  records,  documents and original papers not in current use. The clerk of the superior court shall deposit and the state library shall preserve all permanent superior court case files pursuant to court rules. D. The state library shall make birth and death records held in the state library archives available for inspection as follows: 1. Birth records if seventy-five years have passed after the date of birth as recorded on the birth certificate. 2. Death records if fifty years have passed after the date of death.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.10 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.10 - Historical records

41-151.10.  Historical records The state library shall: 1. Collect from the files of old newspapers,  court records,  church records,  private collections and other sources,  data pertaining to the history of this state. 2. Accept loans or gifts of rare volumes,  manuscripts,  maps,  pictures and other articles or things of historical value. 3. Classify,  edit,  annotate and publish from time to time records considered of public interest. 4. Encourage the proper marking of points of historical importance. 5. Systematically stimulate historical research and encourage the study of Arizona history.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.11 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.11 - Access to public records

41-151.11.  Access to public records The director,  in person or through a deputy,  has the right of reasonable access to all nonconfidential public records in this state,  or any public office of this state or any county,  city,  district or political subdivision of this state,  because of the historical and research value of data contained in those records,  with a view to securing their safety and determining their need for preservation or disposal.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.13 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.13 - Records management officer; duties

41-151.13.  Records management officer;  duties A. The state library shall employ a records management officer who is responsible for the direction and control of the records management program. The records management officer,  at the direction of the director,  shall administer section 41-151.12. B. The state library shall: 1. Through consultation and education,  provide for an efficient and contemporary records management program using modern techniques to facilitate the efficient and economic creation,  maintenance,  control,  retention and disposition of records. 2. Operate a records management center for maintaining and housing inactive nonarchival records. The records management center is the only inactive records center operated by a state agency. State agencies may use other facilities for inactive records storage with prior approval of the director. 3. Establish standards and procedures for records accepted for storage. 4. Operate a secure vault as part of the records management center for housing and maintaining micrographic,  machine read and selected essential records. 5. Operate a preservation imaging function that is responsible for: (a) The efficient and coordinated use of micrographics and digital imaging equipment,  techniques and personnel to achieve optimum quality,  effectiveness and economy in the production of source document micrographics and digital imaging. (b) Processing and duplicating microfilm produced by the preservation imaging operation and film produced by other agencies of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.14 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.14 - State and local public records management; violation; classification; definition

41-151.14.  State and local public records management;  violation;  classification;  definition A. The head of each state and local agency shall: 1. Establish and maintain an active,  continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the public 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 rights of this state and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities. 3. Submit to the director,  in accordance with established standards,  schedules proposing the length of time each record series warrants retention for administrative,  legal or fiscal purposes after it has been received by the agency. 4. Once every five years submit to the director lists of all essential public records in the custody of the agency. 5. Cooperate with the director in the conduct of surveys. 6. Designate an individual within the agency to manage the records management program of the agency. The agency shall reconfirm the identity of this individual to the state library every other year. The designated individual: (a) Must be at a level of management sufficient to direct the records management program in an efficient and effective manner. (b) Shall act as coordinator and liaison for the agency with the state library. 7. Comply with rules,  standards and procedures adopted by the director. B. The governing body of each county,  city,  town or other political subdivision shall promote the principles of efficient records management for local public records. The governing body,  as far as practicable,  shall follow the program established for managing state records. The director,  on request of the governing body,  shall provide advice and assistance in establishing a local public records management program. C. A head of a state or local agency who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. D. For the purposes of this section,  " records management"  means creating and implementing systematic controls for records and information activities from the point where they are created or received through final disposition or archival retention,  including distribution,  use,  storage,  retrieval,  protection and preservation.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.15 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.15 - Preservation of public records

41-151.15.  Preservation of public records A. All records made or received by public officials or employees of this state or the counties,  cities and towns of this state in the course of their public duties are the property of this state. Except as provided in this article,  the director and every other custodian of public records shall carefully protect and preserve the records from deterioration,  mutilation,  loss or destruction and,  when advisable,  shall cause them to be properly repaired and renovated. All paper,  ink and other materials used in public offices for the purpose of permanent records,  including electronic records,  shall be of durable quality and shall comply with the standards established pursuant to section 39-101. Additionally,  the custodian of records that keeps photography,  film,  microfiche,  digital imaging or other types of reproduction or electronic media pursuant to section 41-151.16,  subsection A shall protect records from loss or destruction pursuant to standards that are established by the director. B. The state library shall establish,  operate and maintain a trusted electronic records repository to keep,  preserve,  secure and make available the electronic and digitized records of the state archives and the state documents program and of any documents and public records received,  subject to legislative appropriation.  C. Records may not be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by any agency of this state unless it is determined by the state library that the record has no further administrative,  legal,  fiscal,  research or historical value. The original of any record produced or reproduced pursuant to section 41-151.16 may be determined by the state library to have no further administrative,  legal,  fiscal,  research or historical value. A person who destroys or otherwise disposes of records without the specific authority of the state library is in violation of section 38-421.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.16 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.16 - Production and reproduction of records by agencies of the state and political subdivisions; admissibility; violation; classification

41-151.16.  Production and reproduction of records by agencies of the state and political subdivisions;  admissibility;  violation;  classification A. Each agency of this state or of any political subdivision of this state may implement a program for the production or reproduction by photography or other method of reproduction on film,  microfiche,  digital imaging or other electronic media of records in its custody,  whether obsolete or current,  and classify,  catalogue and index such records for convenient reference. The agency,  before the institution of any such program of production or reproduction,  shall obtain approval from the director of the types of records to be produced or reproduced and of the methods of production,  reproduction and storage and the equipment which the agency proposes to use in connection with the production,  reproduction and storage. Approval pursuant to this subsection is necessary for digitizing programs but not for individual instances of digitization. On approval from the director,  the source documents may be destroyed,  but only after an administrative audit and after safeguards are in place to protect the public records pursuant to section 41-151.15,  subsection A. B. Except as otherwise provided by law,  records reproduced as provided in subsection A of this section are admissible in evidence.  C. A head of an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.17 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.17 - Duties relating to historical value

41-151.17.  Duties relating to historical value A. The state library shall: 1. Determine whether public records presented to it are of historical value. 2. Dispose of records determined to be of no historical value. 3. Accept those records deemed by a public officer having custody of the records to be unnecessary for transacting the business of the public officer's office and deemed to be of historical value. B. The state library shall check all public records of any public office,  on the termination of the existence and functions of the office,  and either dispose of or transfer the records to the custody of the state library,  in accordance with this article. If a public office is terminated or reduced by the transfer of its powers and duties to another office or to other offices,  its appropriate public records shall pass with the powers and duties transferred.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.18 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.18 - Arizona uniform laws commission; membership; duties

41-151.18.  Arizona uniform laws commission;  membership;  duties A. The Arizona uniform laws commission is established consisting of four members who are members of a state bar association and who are appointed by the governor. These members are in addition to the members who have attained life membership in the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws. The term of office of the members is six years except for lifetime members. An appointment to fill a vacancy caused other than by expiration of a term is for the remainder of the unexpired term.  B. Members of the Arizona uniform laws commission are not eligible for compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2.  C. The Arizona uniform laws commission shall review efforts nationally to enact uniform laws and recommend to the governor and the legislature the adoption of uniform legislation that the commission deems desirable.  D. The secretary of state may maintain membership on the Arizona uniform laws commission. On or before October 1 of each year,  the Arizona uniform laws commission shall submit a letter to each member of the legislature that includes a website link to the current list of the uniform acts that is prepared by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws for the purpose of informing the members of the legislature about current model legislation that is available to the legislators.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.19 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.19 - Determination of value; disposition

41-151.19.  Determination of value;  disposition Every public officer who has public records in the public officer's custody shall consult periodically with the state library and the state library shall determine whether the records in question are of legal,  administrative,  historical or other value. Those records determined to be of legal,  administrative,  historical or other value shall be preserved. Those records determined to be of no legal,  administrative,  historical or other value shall be disposed of by such a method as the state library may specify. A report of records destruction that includes a list of all records disposed of shall be filed at least annually with the state library on a form prescribed by the state library.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.21 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.21 - Review and transfer of certain historic property; exemption; definition

41-151.21.  Review and transfer of certain historic property;  exemption;  definition A. An agency shall notify the state library on forms prescribed by the director if the agency has or acquires furniture,  equipment or other personal property that is fifty or more years of age or of known historical interest,  including property escheated to this state under title 12,  chapter 7,  article 5. B. The director may authorize a person to inspect the personal property reported under subsection A of this section and recommend to the state library whether the personal property is of an historic interest or value as would in the public interest require it to be made available permanently for placement on public display in any restored executive,  legislative or judicial facility or museum area. C. If the state library determines the personal property should be made available for display purposes,  the state library shall provide written notice to the agency requesting prompt transfer of the personal property to the state library. D. An agency may apply to the secretary of state for an exemption from the transfer required under subsection C of this section by filing a prompt written response stating: 1. The length of time the agency has used the personal property. 2. Why the value of the personal property to the agency is greater than the educational and historic value in displaying the personal property. 3. What harm the agency would suffer if the personal property is transferred to the state library. 4. That the use of federal monies in the initial acquisition of the personal property legally precludes its transfer to the state library. E. The secretary of state shall grant an exemption to a requested property transfer if the secretary of state finds that the transfer of the property would result in significant cost or disruption to the agency that would outweigh the educational and historic value in displaying the property. F. For the purposes of this section,  " agency"  means any branch,  department,  commission,  board or other unit of the state organization that receives,  disburses or spends state monies or incurs obligations against this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-151.22 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-151.22 - Privacy of user records; violation; classification; definition

41-151.22.  Privacy of user records;  violation;  classification;  definition A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,  a library or library system supported by public monies may not allow disclosure of any record or other information,  including e-books,  that identifies a user of library services as requesting or obtaining specific materials or services or as otherwise using the library. B. Records may be disclosed: 1. If necessary,  for the reasonable operation of the library. 2. On written consent of the user. 3. On receipt of a court order. 4. If required by law. C. Any person who knowingly discloses any record or other information in violation of this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor. D. For the purposes of this section,  " e-book"  means a book composed in or converted to digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device.
AZ Rev Stat § 41-161 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 41 - State Government|§ 41-161 - Definitions

41-161.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Actual address"  means a residential,  work or school address as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant and includes the county and voting precinct number. 2. " Address confidentiality program"  means the program established pursuant to this article in the office of the secretary of state to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a relocated victim of domestic violence,  a sexual offense or stalking. 3. " Applicant"  means an individual identified as such in an application received by the secretary of state pursuant to section 41-163. 4. " Application assistant"  means a person designated by the secretary of state to assist an applicant in the preparation of an application to participate in the address confidentiality program. 5. " Domestic violence"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3601. 6. " Program participant"  means an individual accepted into the address confidentiality program. 7. " Public record"  means all documents,  papers,  letters,  maps,  books,  photographs,  films,  sound recordings,  magnetic or other tapes,  digital data,  artifacts or other documentary material,  regardless of physical form or characteristics,  made or received pursuant to law or ordinance in connection with the transaction of public business by a state or local government entity. 8. " Sexual offense"  means an offense included in title 13,  chapter 14 or 35.1.  9. " Stalking"  means an offense prescribed in section 13-2923. 10. " State or local government entity"  means every elected or appointed state or local public office,  public officer or official,  board,  commission,  bureau,  committee,  council,  department,  authority,  agency,  institution of higher education or other unit of the executive,  legislative or judicial branch of this state or any city,  town,  county,  public school or other kind of municipal,  quasi-municipal or public corporation but does not include an agricultural improvement district. 11. " Substitute address"  means an address that is designated by the secretary of state under the address confidentiality program and that is used instead of an actual address.