AGENCY: Department of Natural Resources. Division of Wildlife Resources. Habitat Section

SERIES: 6309
TITLE: Land title evidence files
DATES: 1901, 1915-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by county

DESCRIPTION: These records are created by the Habitat Acquisition Office of the Habitat section in order to verify the agency ownership of land. The files include deeds of conveyance, abstracts of title insurance policies or actual copies of those insurance policies, easement (right-of-ways), agreements, plats, affidavits, abstracter's certificates, abstracts of title, conservation easements, and warranty deeds.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 1 year(s) after disposition of asset

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 07/2001

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until land is sold or transferred and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 1 year and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Computer data files: Retain in Office until land is sold or transferred and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the historical value of these records in providing a history of the acquisition and ownership of land by the Division of Wildlife Resources.

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