Once records have fulfilled their administrative, fiscal, or legal function they should be disposed of as soon as possible in accordance with their Records Retention Schedule. A properly completed schedule provides an agency with the legal authority to dispose of records entrusted to its care. Disposition may include sending appropriate records to an archival facility, recycling unneeded records, and/or destroying unneeded confidential records. Remember, in the event of litigation the court will want to know what the agency does in the normal course of doing business. Your Records Retention Schedule spells out the normal course of business for how your agency handles and disposes of its records
