DISPOSITION ORDERS

Disposition orders are records retention policies approved by the Public Records Advisory Board (PRAB), the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, the Director of Public Records, the Secretary of Administration, or the Public Records Commission between the years of 1938 and 2008. All active disposition orders remain in effect until superseded by an agency record schedule and/or a general record schedule approved by the Vermont State Archivist.

Local public agencies can find copies of their orders on our Disposition Orders Issued to Local Agencies web page. Records officers and liaisons in each state agency should have copies of their respective orders on file locally.

Compilations of State agency disposition orders (by current agency name) are available. If your agency is not listed, please contact us at to see if any orders were issued to your agency.

Boards, Commissions and Independent Departments

Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration, Dept. of

County Clerk, Office of

Education, Dept. of

Enhanced 911 Board

Human Rights Commission

Labor, Dept. of (Also see Employment and Training)

Liquor Control, Dept. of

Lottery Commission

Natural Resources Board (formerly Environmental Board and Water Resources Board)

Public Safety, Dept. of

Public Service, Dept. of

State's Attorney's, Office of

Tax, Dept. of (also see Property Valuation Review)

Vermont Center for Geographic Information

Vermont State Housing Authority

Administration, Agency of

Human Resources, Dept. of

Information and Innovation, Dept. of

Agriculture, Food, and Markets, Agency of

Constitutional Officers

Attorney General, Office of

Auditor of Accounts, Office of

Secretary of State, Office of

Treasurer, Office of

Human Services, Agency of

Aging and Independent Living, Dept. of

Children and Families, Dept. of (also see Social Welfare)

Corrections, Dept. of

Health, Dept. of

Rate Setting Division

Vermont State Hospital

Natural Resources, Agency of

Environmental Conservation, Dept. of (also see Environmental Protection)

Fish and Wildlife, Dept. of

Forests, Parks, and Recreation, Dept. of

Transportation, Agency of (also see Highway Department)

Motor Vehicles, Dept. of

Vermont Judiciary

Court Administrator's Office

Civil Division of the Superior Court (formerly Superior Court)

Criminal Division of the Superior Court (formerly District Court)

Family Division of the Superior Court (formerly Family Court)

Probate Division of the Superior Court (formerly Probate Court)

Supreme Court

Vermont Legislature

Legislative Council

In addition to agency-specific disposition orders, the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services (BGS) issued "Housekeeping Disposition Orders" or record schedules that may be used where applicable and also remain in effect until superseded.

• Retention Schedule for State Agencies (Issued by BGS in April 2002)
• VISION disposition orders have been superseded by GRS-1000.1002 (General -- Accounting)

The Public Records Advisory Board (PRAB) also issued guidance to public agencies on purging "Non-Record Material" in 2001. The Non-Record Material List was superseded in December 2010 by GRS-1000.1000 (Transitory Records). Please see General Schedules for more information.

To learn more about Managing Records, please contact us at: . Specific staff contact information is located on our staff contact page.