North Dakota State University

• NDSU Policy
• ND Century Code
• ND Records Management Program

• Policy 713
  • Section 713: Records Retention

The North Dakota Century Code contains several sections relevant to records management. As usual, any legal questions should be directed to the NDSU General Counsel, Rick Johnson.

• NDCC 54-46 Records Management
  • This chapter defines a state record and the process to be used to manage records.
• NDCC 44-04-18 Access to public records - Electronically stored information
  • This section (it starts on page 4 of chapter 44-04) deals with open records, confidential information, etc. Definitions are in section 17.1.
• NDCC 12.1-11-05 Tampering with public records
  • This section (page 2) of the Criminal Code establishes penalties for tampering with public records.
• NDCC 55-02.1-05 Depositories of archival resources
  • This section provides for agreements between the state historical society and state universities to serve as regional depositories (e.g., the NDSU archives).

A great deal of information is available on the Records Management Services Web site of Information Technology Services: http://www.nd.gov/itd/records/. Here are some examples:

• ND Records Management Program Maintenance Guidelines 
• ND Subject Classification System
• Abbreviations Used for Record Retention Schedules
• Electronic Records Guidelines
• Retention schedules for other ND Universities
• Mayville State University
• University of North Dakota