§ 2-259. Records access and use.

(a)

The records of Washington County are declared to be the property of the people of Washington County and the people of the State of Arkansas. Public records shall be preserved, stored, transferred, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of only in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

(b)

Title to all current and noncurrent records in the physical possession of a County office shall be vested in the County office. Title to all archives in the physical possession of the Washington County Archives shall be vested in the Washington County Archives, to be preserved and administered by the Washington County Judge, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

(c)

No current or noncurrent records in custody of any County office or in the County Archives shall be designated, classified, regarded, or treated as confidential or as closed to public access, except in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas.

(d)

All records that the State of Arkansas declares to be confidential or restricted to specific uses, shall be preserved as confidential or restricted records. Those records shall not be open to the public except in the manner provided by the law.

(Ord. No. 90-19, Art. 6, 8-9-90)