§ 3301 Definition of records
§ 3302 Regulations covering lists of records for disposal, procedure for disposal, and standards for reproduction
§ 3303 Lists and schedules of records to be submitted to the Archivist by head of each Government agency
§ 3303a Examination by Archivist of lists and schedules of records lacking preservation value; disposal of records
§ 3308 Disposal of similar records where prior disposal was authorized
§ 3309 Preservation of claims of Government until settled in Government Accountability Office; disposal authorized upon written approval of Comptroller General
§ 3310 Disposal of records constituting menace to health, life, or property
§ 3311 Destruction of records outside continental United States in time of war or when hostile action seems imminent; written report to Archivist
§ 3312 Photographs or microphotographs of records considered as originals; certified reproductions admissible in evidence
§ 3313 Moneys from sale of records payable into the Treasury
§ 3314 Procedures for disposal of records exclusive

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 44 > Chapter 33 - Disposal of Records

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Indian tribe: as used in this subchapter shall include such other authorized Indian tribe, inter-tribal consortium, or tribal organization. See 25 USC 5381
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • recorded information: includes all traditional forms of records, regardless of physical form or characteristics, including information created, manipulated, communicated, or stored in digital or electronic form. See 44 USC 3301
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. See 25 USC 5381
  • self-governance: means the program of self-governance established under section 5382 of this title. See 25 USC 5381
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7