1. A. The district attorney is hereby authorized to destroy all or a portion of his office records and files relating to:

   1. 1. Any felony case except where a homicide is involved, provided a period of ten (10) years shall have elapsed since the last action in said case and provided the district attorney in his discretion may microfilm or provide computer storage for such felony cases to be destroyed; and
   2. 2. Any misdemeanor or traffic case; provided a period of five (5) years shall have elapsed since the last action in the said case, the district attorney in his discretion may microfilm or provide computer storage for such misdemeanor or traffic cases to be destroyed.
2. B. The district attorney is authorized to reproduce a copy of such record, file or case stored on microfilm or in computer storage as provided in this section and such copy or computer-generated image or record may be used by the district attorney in lieu of the destroyed record, file or case, for all purposes.

Laws 1970, HB 1675, c. 264, § 1, eff. January 1, 1971; Amended by Laws 1985, SB 306, c. 293, § 1, emerg. eff. July 23, 1985; Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1973, c. 109, § 3, eff. November 1, 1988.