AGENCY: Department of Public Safety. Utah Highway Patrol
SERIES: 27883
TITLE: Accident photographs
DATES: 1993-
ARRANGEMENT: numerical by case file number
DESCRIPTION: These are photographs taken at crash scenes to document the severity of damage. Photos are retained and distributed to persons involved in the crash, persons suffering loss as a result of the crash, attorneys, insurance companies, governmental entities, and licensed private investigators. The photographs are used as evidence in determining fault and processing insurance claims.
RETENTION
Retain for 10 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Photographs: For records beginning in 1993 through 2008. Retain in Office for 2 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 8 years and then destroy.
Computer data files: For records beginning in 2000 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office for 10 years and then delete.
APPRAISAL
Administrative
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt. UCA 41-6a-404
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Private