{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1223.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1223.24","heading":"When can vital records be destroyed?","body":"The disposition of vital records that are original records is governed by records schedules approved by NARA (see part 1225, Scheduling Records, of this subchapter). Agencies must not destroy original records that are not scheduled. Duplicate copies created and maintained for vital records purposes only may be destroyed when superseded or obsolete during the routine vital records cycle process.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS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":"633ff8861d6c4010934d951f8e02d82a82f7299eed435f7fec23d8870666af93","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1223.22","next":"us/36-cfr-1224.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}