I think it depends on the regulations you are referring to.   Many
government
agencies will "grandfather" in previous regulations.   For example,
retirement
provisions for university faculty here are governed by the provisions in
effect
at the time of requirement (union contract at that time).   Setback
regulations
for beach homes differ from twenty years ago and recently with our hurricane
destruction, a home with less than 50% damage, could maintain the setback
in effect at the time it was built, but a home with more than 50% had to be
torn down and built according to more recent building codes and setback
requirements.    Periodically I get court researchers and lawyers here
trying
to find a previous regulation governing environmental rules.

It is a difficult question as it leads one to "save everything" when you
really
may not need to.

Dean


Dean DeBolt
University Librarian
Special Collections/West Florida Archives
John C. Pace Library
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL  32514-5750
850-474-2213
850-474-3338 (fax)


-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Tina Long
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:40 PM
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Subject: Regulations - expired with reference books

I am researching, organizing and recording expired regulations and some
have reference books. QUESTION: must the out-dated reference books be
maintained with the obsolete regulation(s) ?
The agency I work for holds all the regulations issued from the various
state agencies but I am not sure if we need to keep these reference books
and have not been able to find an answer.
Sincerely
Tina Long
Record Officer
The Virginia Register and Administrative Code

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