{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1230.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1230.3","heading":"What definitions apply to this part?","body":"(a) See § 1220.18 of this subchapter for definitions of terms used throughout Subchapter B, including part 1230.\n(b) As used in part 1230—\nAlteration means the unauthorized annotation, addition, or deletion to a record.\nDeface means to obliterate, mar, or spoil the appearance or surface of a record that impairs the usefulness or value of the record.\nRemoval means selling, donating, loaning, transferring, stealing, or otherwise allowing a record to leave the custody of a Federal agency without the permission of the Archivist of the United States.\nUnlawful or accidental destruction (also called unauthorized destruction) means disposal of an unscheduled or permanent record; disposal prior to the end of the NARA-approved retention period of a temporary record (other than court-ordered disposal under § 1226.14(d) of this subchapter); and disposal of a record subject to a FOIA request, litigation hold, or any other hold requirement to retain the records.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B—RECORDS MANAGEMENT","PART 1230—UNLAWFUL OR ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL, DEFACING, ALTERATION, OR DESTRUCTION OF 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":"26dd35f82c51fa4abd06b399f0e2393fcf54ef4c9973d0a03d3bd22d35de7657","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1230.2","next":"us/36-cfr-1230.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}