The office of state fire protection is hereby authorized to microfilm or use any other generally accepted method of recording for preservation of written documents for the purpose of retaining the records, however, no original record may be destroyed until at least one year has elapsed from the date of the making of such record or final disposition of the matter involving the record, whichever is longer.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 495, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.