Under the authority of the Virginia Public Records Act, Records Analysis Services (RAS) at the Library is responsible for ensuring that public records are maintained and available throughout their life cycle. RAS supports localities and state agencies with the efficient and economical management of their public records by publishing Records Retention & Disposition Schedules, presenting workshops, monitoring the disposal of non-permanent records, and assisting with the transfer of permanent records to the Archives.

• Contacts
• Services and Training
• Retention Schedules
• Forms
• State Records Center
• Infolinx - If you are sending records to the State Records Center, click here to learn about our new box management system.

• Publications
• Virginia Public Records Management Manual
• Electronic Records
• Guide to the Virginia Public Records Act

• Guidance
• Box Specifications
• Destruction of Records Containing Social Security Numbers
• Disaster Planning - Emergency Pocket Response Plan
• Standards & Guidelines for Microfilm, Plats, Instruments, and Circuit Court Records
• Timely Destruction of Records

• Organizations and Regulations