Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73
§3310 Disposal of records constituting menace to health, life, or property
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - DISPOSAL OF RECORDS › § 3310
Summary
If the Archivist and an agency head agree certain government records are an ongoing danger to people's health, life, or property, the Archivist must remove or destroy them immediately and tell the agency that provided them.
Full Legal Text
Title 44, §3310
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When the Archivist and the head of the agency that has custody of them jointly determine that records in the custody of an agency of the United States Government are a continuing menace to human health or life or to property, the Archivist shall eliminate the menace immediately by any method he considers necessary. When records in the custody of the Archivist are disposed of under this section, the Archivist shall report their disposal to the agency from which they were transferred.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 375 (
July 7, 1943, ch. 192, § 10, 57 Stat. 382;
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104(a), 63 Stat. 381).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services” and “Archivist” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 3310
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73