California · Penal Code
PEN §13103: Notwithstanding any other provisions of law relating to retention of public records, any criminal justice agency may cause the original records filed pursuant to this chapter to be destroyed if all of
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Criminal justice agencies may destroy original records if they have been reproduced on microfilm or optical disk meeting specified technical and storage standards.
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