44 USC § 3105 - Safeguards

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title: "44 USC § 3105 - Safeguards"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "3105"
section_name: "Safeguards"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(22), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290; Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(11), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012.)"
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# § 3105. Safeguards

The head of each Federal agency shall establish safeguards against the removal or loss of records the head of such agency determines to be necessary and required by regulations of the Archivist. Safeguards shall include making it known to officials and employees of the agency—

**(1)** that records in the custody of the agency are not to be alienated or destroyed except in accordance with sections 3301–3314 of this title, and

**(2)** the penalties provided by law for the unlawful removal or destruction of records.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1298; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(22), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2290; Pub. L. 113–187, § 8(11), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2012.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 396(e) (, title V, § 506(e), as added , ).

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 3304 to 3307 of this title, included in the reference in par. (1) to sections 3301 to 3314 of this title, were repealed by , , .

### Amendments

2014— substituted “the head of such agency” for “he” in introductory provisions.

1984— substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .