A. Each governmental agency shall determine if, and the extent to which, the governmental agency will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. Any governmental agency that is subject to the management, preservation, determination of value and disposition of records requirements prescribed in sections 41-151, 41-151.12, 41-151.13, 41-151.14, 41-151.15, 41-151.16, 41-151.17 and 41-151.19 and the permanent public records requirements prescribed in section 39-101 shall comply with those requirements.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-7041

  • Electronic: means relating to technology that has electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical or electromagnetic capabilities or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 44-7002
  • Governmental agency: means an executive, legislative or judicial agency, department, board, commission, authority, institution or instrumentality of the federal government or a state or of a county or municipality or other political subdivision of a state. See Arizona Laws 44-7002
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 44-7002

B. State agencies shall comply with the standards adopted by the department of administration pursuant to Title 18, Chapter 1.

C. All governmental agencies shall comply with the policies that are established pursuant to section 18-106 and that apply to the use of electronic signatures.