Wis. Stat. § 16.612
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 16.612, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Local government records; optical disc and electronic storage standards.
Official statutory text
(1) In this section, “local governmental unit” has the meaning given under s. 19.42 (7u) .
(2)
(a) The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards for optical discs and for copies of documents generated from optical discs used to store materials filed with local governmental units. Prior to submitting any such rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) , the department shall refer the rule to the public records board for its recommendations.
(b) The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards for the storage of public records in electronic format and for copies of documents generated from electronically stored materials filed with local governmental units. Prior to submitting any such rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) , the department shall refer the rule to the public records board for its recommendations.
History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 172 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 196 .
(2)
(a) The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards for optical discs and for copies of documents generated from optical discs used to store materials filed with local governmental units. Prior to submitting any such rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) , the department shall refer the rule to the public records board for its recommendations.
(b) The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards for the storage of public records in electronic format and for copies of documents generated from electronically stored materials filed with local governmental units. Prior to submitting any such rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) , the department shall refer the rule to the public records board for its recommendations.
History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 172 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 196 .
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