{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-39d.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 39D.050","heading":"Preservation of essential state public records -- Duties of Archives and","body":"Records Commission.\nThe state Archives and Records Commission shall establish a system for the preservation\nof essential state public records necessary for the continuity of gove rnmental functions in\nthe event of an emergency, disaster, or catastrophe. The commission shall:\n(1) Determine what records are essential for operation during a state of emergency and\nthereafter through consultation with all state cabinets, departments, and independent\nagencies and the administrator of state archives services and records, establish the\nmanner in which the records shall be preserved, and provide for their preservation;\n(2) Require every state cabinet, department, and independent agency to es tablish and\nmaintain a preservation program for essential state public records;\n(3) Provide for security storage of essential state records;\n(4) Furnish state cabinets, departments, and independent agencies with copies of the\nfinal plan for preservation of essential public records; and\n(5) Advise all political subdivisions of the Commonwealth on preservation of essential\npublic records.","path":["KRS Chapter 39D"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21767","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:58Z","sha256":"dae015e7c02eb366edc85adbad93d6601285f27929da3bea2238393f1fb7cf21","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-39d.040","next":"us-ky/krs-39d.990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}