While the recommendations in this handbook reflect best practices, they are not meant to define mandatory standards. Rule , Florida Administrative Code, provides standards for record (master) copies of public records which reside in electronic recordkeeping systems, establishes minimum requirements for the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, storage, and disposition of electronic record (master) copies, regardless of the media, and must be followed by all agencies as defined by Section (2), Florida Statutes
