Any officer, department, board or commission, with the approval of the Commissioner of Records, may have microfilm or other reproductions made of any records for the purpose of protecting and safeguarding the originals of such records or for the purpose of conserving filing space; and such microfilm or other reproductions shall, whenever possible, be used in place of the originals. In any case where the originals are microfilmed or otherwise reproduced under the provisions of this section for the purpose of conserving filing space, the department, board or commission may have such records disposed of in accordance with the preceding section.

ANNOTATION

Sources: The Administrative Code of 1929, Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 177, Section 525, as amended.

Purposes: Reproducing records by microfilming or other reproduction scale-reducing methods is a means for conserving record storage space and preserving original records of value. However, expert advice and uniform practices are desirable for such purposes. See Annotations to Sections 5-1101(a)(4) and 8-211.

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