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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-18-103. Construction of laws and rules.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-18-103. Construction of laws and rules.

Whenever laws or rules and regulations prescribe where a record series must be kept, the custodian of the records shall be considered in compliance with the laws and rules and regulations if he transfers the records to a local holding area, a records center, or the Georgia State Archives when he does so in accordance with an approved retention schedule.

## History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 675, § 12.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1975, p. 675, § 12(a), not codified by the General Assembly, provides that all laws or parts of laws prescribing how long or in what form records shall be kept are repealed.