# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 18 — State Archives

### Chapter 02 — Records Retention and Disposition Schedules

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 14.18.02.01*

The purpose of these regulations is to:

A. Protect records considered essential to the continuing operation of government;

B. Guarantee the integrity and preservation of permanent records;

C. Ensure the legal admissibility of the permanent record;

D. Secure the rights and privileges of citizens;

E. Assure public access to the records of government;

F. Promote agency legal and fiscal accountability; and

G. Provide a means to document agency administrative history.