22-428
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22-428. Custody of records filed; purging; destruction A. The magistrate shall keep in custody and shall take charge of and safely keep and dispose of according to court rules all books, papers and records which may be filed or deposited in custody. B. The municipal court may destroy all documents, records, instruments, books, papers, depositions, exhibits and transcripts in any action or proceeding in the municipal court or otherwise filed or deposited in custody pursuant to rules established by the supreme court. C. The magistrate or the magistrate's designee shall notify the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records of records designated for destruction pursuant to court rules. The state library shall have the opportunity in a time prescribed by court rule to review and inspect these records. During this time period, the state library may remove any of these records for storage and retrieval. D. Subsection C does not apply if the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records has previously approved the destruction of records. |