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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Comptroller's Records Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Illinois · statute · 15 ILCS 415 · 7 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Comptroller's Records Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Comptroller may destroy records. After obtaining the approval of the State Records Commission, the State Comptroller may destroy any records made and kept by him. When applying to the State Records Commission for approval to destroy any records, the Comptroller shall accompany his request with a list and a brief descri…
"Records" defined. "Records" as used in this Act means all vouchers, warrants, and contracts, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by the State Comptroller in pursuance of law or in connection with the transaction of public business. Not included within the definition of "records" are librar…
Records to be photographed or reproduced on film or in any electronic media. The State Comptroller may have any records kept by him photographed, microfilmed, or otherwise reproduced on film or in any electronic media prior to destruction; provided, that prior to the destruction of any warrants, the Comptroller shall h…
Specifications. Such photographic film or electronic media retention shall comply with the minimum standards of quality approved by the State Records Commission, and the device used to reproduce records shall be one which accurately reproduces the original thereof in all details. (Source: P.A. 90-24, eff. 6-20-97.)
Archival copies as original records. Such photographs, microfilms and reproductions on film or electronic media shall be deemed original warrants and records, for all purposes, including introduction in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy thereof shall for…
Certificate of destruction. Before the destruction of any warrants or records pursuant to this Act, the State Comptroller shall have prepared a certificate setting forth by summary description the warrants or records and the manner, time and place of their destruction. The certificate shall be kept in the permanent fil…