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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 14.18.03.07" title_num="14" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="03" heading="Preservation and Security of Records.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Records in the form of loose papers shall be stored in acid-neutral folders and acid-neutral boxes.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Records shall be handled so as to prevent physical damage to them.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Temperature in the records storage area shall be maintained at 65°F, plus or minus 5°F, at all times.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Relative humidity in the record storage area shall be maintained at 55 percent, plus or minus 5 percent, at all times.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The records storage area shall have the following fire detection and fire extinguishing devices:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Smoke detector;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Heat detector;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Manual fire extinguishers; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Sprinklers or halon system as approved by the State Fire Marshal for use in an archival facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>To protect against theft, vandalism, and physical misuse of records, a local archives shall have a 24-hour security system and adequate research room security, including researcher identification and supervision of researchers by an archivist when records are being used.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>