1. A. All records of the Department, other than those declared by law to be confidential for the use of the Department, shall be open to public inspection during office hours.
2. B. The Commissioner may destroy any records of the Department which have been maintained on file for five (5) years which he may deem obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the Department.

3. C.

   1. 1. The Commissioner may cause any or all records kept by the Department of Public Safety to be photographed, microphotographed, photostated, reproduced on film, or stored on computer storage medium. The film or reproducing material shall be of durable material, and the device used to reproduce the records on the film or reproducing material shall accurately reproduce and perpetuate the original records in all detail.
   2. 2. The photostatic copy, photograph, microphotograph, photographic film or computerized image of the original records shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes and shall be admissible as evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy thereof shall be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original.
   3. 3. The photostatic copies, photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film, or computerized images shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for preserving, examining, and using such copies, photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film and computerized images. The Commissioner of Public Safety is empowered to authorize the disposal, archival storage, or destruction of the original records or papers.

Laws 1961, HB 556, p. 327, § 2-111; Amended by Laws 2000, HB 2100, c. 342, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000 (superseded document available ).