Duties of state archivist
N.D. Cent. Code § 55-02.1-03
in effect55-02.1-03. Duties of state archivist
The state archivist shall:
1. Establish and maintain a program for the selection and preservation of state records
and advise in the establishment of programs for the selection and preservation of local
records.
2. Give advice and assistance on problems concerning archival resources to any
legislative, executive, or judicial officer of the state or any political subdivision of the
state when so requested.
3. Be the official custodian of the archival resources of the state.
4. Receive all records transferred to the state archivist for retention as archival
resources.
5. Assess, assemble, catalog, house, preserve, and service the archival resources of the
state.
6. Make the archival resources in the custody of the state archivist available to serve the
administrative and informational needs of state and local government and the people
of the state.
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