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 All active disposition orders remain in effect until superseded by an agency record schedule and/or a general record schedule approved by the Vermont State Archivist.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.

• Aging and Independent Living, Dept. of
• Attorney General, Office of
• Auditor of Accounts, Office of
• Civil Division of the Superior Court (formerly Superior Court)
• Criminal Division of the Superior Court (formerly District Court)
• Education, Dept. of
• Environmental Conservation, Dept. of
• Family Division of the Superior Court (formerly Family Court)
• Human Services, Agency of
• Legislative Council
• Liquor Control, Dept. of
• Motor Vehicles, Dept. of
• Probate Court
• Rate Setting, Div. of
• Corporations Div., Secretary of State, Office of
• State's Attorney's, Office of
• Tax, Dept. of
• Vermont State Hospital

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"Housekeeping Disposition Orders" or record schedules that may be used where applicable and also remain in effect until superseded.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 Financial Records, after July 1, 2001 (Issued by BGS in April 2002)

The Public Records Advisory Board (PRAB) also issued guidance to public agencies on purging "Non-Record Material" in 2001. As with the disposition orders, this guidance remains in effect until superseded and may be used by both State and municipal agencies. Agencies invoking the "Non-Record Material List" may cite Disposition Order No. 11000.

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