NAC239.165. Destruction of confidential records, electronic records and copies of records.

     1. To protect the confidentiality of records of local governments that are declared by law to be confidential, such records must be destroyed in accordance with the applicable schedule:

     (a) By shredding in a manner that ensures the information cannot be reconstructed;

     (b) By burning if allowed by federal, state and local regulations; or

     (c) As required by the laws, regulations, established standards, policies and procedures of the State or Federal Government.

     2. An electronic record must be destroyed in accordance with the applicable schedule in a manner that ensures the information cannot be retrieved or reconstructed, including, without limitation, overwriting, degaussing and the physical destruction of the storage media.

     3. All copies of a record must be destroyed at the same time without regard to the type of media used for the physical storage of such record.

     (Added to NAC by St. Librarian, eff. 3-30-94; A by Library & Archives Admin’r by R090-06, 6-1-2006)