Disposition of Records
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.2607
in effect§22.2607 Disposition of Records
(a) A record shall be inventoried, appraised, and identified in the Master Records Schedule before a department director may determine whether to retain the record.
(b) Department directors shall transfer records with a permanent retention period to the City Clerk’s records center at the conclusion of their operational use in accordance with the Master Records Schedule.
(c) Department directors shall not retain records beyond the retention period unless a legal hold exists, if otherwise required by law, or if the records have been transferred to the City Clerk’s Archives as historical records.
(d) Department directors shall destroy records at the end of a retention period as described in the Master Records Schedule.
(“Destruction of Records” added 6–14–1982 by O–15761 N.S.)
(“Non-Retention of Records” added 11-27-2012 by O-20221 N.S.; effective 12-27-2012. Former Section 22.2607 repealed.)
(Amended 7-20-2018 by O-20960 N.S.; effective 8-19-2018.)
(Retitled from “Non-Retention of Records” to “Disposition of Records” and amended 4-29-2024 by O-21795 N.S.; effective 5-29-2024.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division26.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/28/2026