About records retention schedules
A retention schedule is a government document that “lists every type of record that the agency generates and gives the agency authority to transfer permanent records and destroy non-permanent records at specified times.” (Source: Maryland State Archives, Records Officer Guidance)
Following Code of Maryland, State Government Article, §10–609, the Records Management Division of the Department of General Services reviews retention schedules and amendments for all state agencies (including UMD) and the State Archivist signs off to make them official.
The University of Maryland Records Schedule and the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety Records Schedule apply to the College Park campus.
- The first university-wide records schedule was created in 2006 and revised in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2013 (current version, 2374A9).
- More than 140 individual unit schedules and revisions were created between 1956 and 2010.
- The first University of Maryland Police records schedule was created in 1956 and revised in 1996, 2005, and 2010 (current version, 2546).
- The current Department of Public Safety schedule reflects a unit name change.
Visit the Maryland State Archives website for a list of all state agency records schedules past and present.