{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1223.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1223.12","heading":"What are the objectives of a vital records program?","body":"A vital records program has two objectives:\n(a) It provides an agency with the information it needs to conduct its business under other than normal operating conditions and to resume normal business afterward; and\n(b) It enables agency officials to identify and protect the most important records dealing with the legal and financial rights of the agency and of persons directly affected by the agency's actions.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B—RECORDS MANAGEMENT","PART 1223—MANAGING VITAL RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"faf4b6a6ad8fcae176b320cb4cb064ae8a325befc106d4d58e91afce07fccadd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1223.10","next":"us/36-cfr-1223.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}