(a) Any program or function of any state agency or local government, which requires microfilm or other document imaging services, must include provisions for the anticipated cost of such services. Agencies may choose to contract with the Delaware Public Archives for microfilm and document imaging services in accordance with the provisions of § 6531 of this title.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 515

  • Agency: means any office, department, board, commission or other separate unit of government of this State, including all branches of government: Executive, legislative and judicial. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 502
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Local government: means any county, city, town, municipality or other government, created by an act of the General Assembly, that is not a state agency, department, board or commission. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 502
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

(b) The Department of Finance shall not approve expenditure of funds used for the development, implementation or maintenance of microfilm or document imaging programs, including contracting with a commercial service provider or purchase of equipment or software, without prior written approval of the Delaware Public Archives. Any programs or projects in operation must adhere to standards established by the Delaware Public Archives to allow for approval of expenditures.

Code 1935, § ?1090B; 42 Del. Laws, c. 96, § ?4; 29 Del. C. 1953, § ?3330; 57 Del. Laws, c. 608, §§ ?1B, 1J; 65 Del. Laws, c. 348, § ?99; 66 Del. Laws, c. 211, § ?1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 91, §§ ?42-44; 72 Del. Laws, c. 382, § ?2;