Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-275.1
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Human Services warrants and checks - Duplication and
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destruction - Permanent copies maintained.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 362
All warrants or checks issued by the Commission for Human
Services and the State Treasurer, in payment of assistance to the
needy, aged persons, blind or dependent children, shall be
microfilmed or duplicated in a manner acceptable to the Archives and
Records Commission, provided further that the Department of Human
Services is hereby authorized and directed to destroy said warrants,
by burning, shredding, chemical process or any other method which
will insure the complete destruction thereof, after microfilm or
other copies are made thereof. Any redeemed warrant or check that
has been microfilmed, imaged or duplicated in a manner acceptable to
the Archives and Records Commission shall be destroyed after a
period of time consistent with banking industry standards for
checks. The Archives and Records Commission, with the assistance of
the State Treasurer, shall survey financial institutions to
determine the industry standard for retention of paper checks after
they have been duplicated in a manner consistent with federal law
and industry practice. Such survey shall include the industry
standard or federal law for retention of duplicated checks.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance Page 362
All warrants or checks issued by the Commission for Human
Services and the State Treasurer, in payment of assistance to the
needy, aged persons, blind or dependent children, shall be
microfilmed or duplicated in a manner acceptable to the Archives and
Records Commission, provided further that the Department of Human
Services is hereby authorized and directed to destroy said warrants,
by burning, shredding, chemical process or any other method which
will insure the complete destruction thereof, after microfilm or
other copies are made thereof. Any redeemed warrant or check that
has been microfilmed, imaged or duplicated in a manner acceptable to
the Archives and Records Commission shall be destroyed after a
period of time consistent with banking industry standards for
checks. The Archives and Records Commission, with the assistance of
the State Treasurer, shall survey financial institutions to
determine the industry standard for retention of paper checks after
they have been duplicated in a manner consistent with federal law
and industry practice. Such survey shall include the industry
standard or federal law for retention of duplicated checks.
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