Section 3: 1420 Records Destruction Form
Anchor: #i1020228Overview
Texas Administrative Code 13 TAC 6.8(b)(3) requires that the destruction of official records be documented.
District and Division Records Administrators must submit a 1420 Records Destruction Form for all official records destruction. Records Administrators can compile multiple record series into one 1420 Records Destruction Form to submit to Records Management. Each District and Division should submit at least one 1420 Records Destruction Form to Records Management annually.
Records management maintains the official 1420 Records Destruction Forms for the Agency. The 1420 Records Destruction Forms are retained for the 10-year retention period per the TxDOT Records Retention Schedule.
Information on the 1420 Records Destruction Form
A sample of a completed 1420 Records Destruction Form and table of field definitions follows:
Figure 11-1. 1420 Records Destruction Form.
Anchor: #i1020290How to Complete the 1420 Records Destruction Form
The 1420 Records Destruction Form includes the following information about the records that are destroyed.
See the following table for specific descriptions of each field on 1420 Records Destruction Form:
Step |
Block Name |
Action |
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1 |
District or Division Section |
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2 |
Contact Persons |
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3 |
District or Division Records Administrator (Contact Person) |
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4 |
Requestor (Optional) |
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5 |
Agency Item Number: |
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6 |
Record Series Title and Description |
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7 |
Date Range |
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8 |
Total Retention |
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9 |
Volume |
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10 |
Archival Code (R, A, or N/A) |
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11 |
Method of Destruction |
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12 |
Signatures |
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