(1) There is created the Division of Archives and Records Service within the department.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-12-101

  • Agency: means a board, commission, institution, department, division, officer, council, office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of the state, including the agency head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of the agency head, the Legislature, the courts, or the governor, but does not mean a political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
  • Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
  • Division: means the Division of Archives and Records Service. See Utah Code 63A-12-100.5
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Record: means :
              (2)(e)(i) the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-2-103; or
              (2)(e)(ii) a video or audio recording of an interview, or a transcript of the video or audio recording, that is conducted at a Children's Justice Center established under Section 67-5b-102, the release of which is governed by Section 77-37-4. See Utah Code 63A-12-100.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State archives: means the Division of Archives and Records Service. See Utah Code 63A-12-100.5
  • Vulnerable record: means a record or data relating to:
              (2)(h)(i) national security interests;
              (2)(h)(ii) the care, custody, or control of a child;
              (2)(h)(iii) a fiduciary trust over money;
              (2)(h)(iv) health care of a child; or
              (2)(h)(v) the following, in relation to a vulnerable adult:
                   (2)(h)(v)(A) protection, health care, or other care; or
                   (2)(h)(v)(B) the provision of food, shelter, clothing, assistance with an activity of daily living, or assistance with financial resource management. See Utah Code 63A-12-100.5
(2) The state archives shall:

     (2)(a) administer the state’s archives and records management programs, including storage of records, central reformatting programs, and quality control;
     (2)(b) apply fair, efficient, and economical management methods to the collection, creation, use, maintenance, retention, preservation, disclosure, and disposal of records and documents;
     (2)(c) establish standards, procedures, and techniques for the effective management and physical care of records;
     (2)(d) conduct surveys of office operations and recommend improvements in current records management practices, including the use of space, equipment, automation, and supplies used in creating, maintaining, storing, and servicing records;
     (2)(e) establish standards for the preparation of schedules providing for the retention of records of continuing value and for the prompt and orderly disposal of state records no longer possessing sufficient administrative, historical, legal, or fiscal value to warrant further retention;
     (2)(f) establish, maintain, and operate centralized reformatting lab facilities and quality control for the state;
     (2)(g) provide staff and support services to the Records Management Committee created in Section 63A-12-112 and the State Records Committee created in Section 63G-2-501;
     (2)(h) develop training programs to assist records officers and other interested officers and employees of governmental entities to administer this chapter and Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;
     (2)(i) provide access to public records deposited in the archives;
     (2)(j) administer and maintain the Utah Public Notice Website established under Section 63A-16-601;
     (2)(k) provide assistance to any governmental entity in administering this chapter and Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;
     (2)(l) prepare forms for use by all governmental entities for a person requesting access to a record; and
     (2)(m) if the department operates the Division of Archives and Records Service as an internal service fund agency in accordance with Section 63A-1-109.5, submit to the Rate Committee established in Section 63A-1-114:

          (2)(m)(i) the proposed rate schedule as required by Section 63A-1-114; and
          (2)(m)(ii) other information or analysis requested by the Rate Committee.
(3) The state archives may:

     (3)(a) establish a report and directives management program;
     (3)(b) establish a forms management program; and
     (3)(c) in accordance with Section 63A-12-101, require that an individual undergo a background check if the individual:

          (3)(c)(i) applies to be, or currently is, an employee or volunteer of the division; and
          (3)(c)(ii) will have direct access to a vulnerable record in the capacity described in Subsection (3)(c)(i).
(4) The executive director may direct the state archives to administer other functions or services consistent with this chapter and Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.