David, In Minnesota, you could prevent the paper from coming into your records center by declaring the electronic copy the official record on the retention schedule. Statute says that electronic is ok if: 1) It accurately reflects the information when it is declared a record, and 2) it remains accessible for the life of the record. < http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=current§ion=325L.12 > Jim Mack, CRM Records Management Officer Information Systems & Technology Management Minnesota Department of Health (651) 201-5005 < [log in to unmask] > List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance