The chief administrative officer or officers charged by law with the responsibility of maintaining offices having public records shall be the official custodian of such public record. However, upon transfer of any and all public records to the Delaware Public Archives for archival preservation, the State Archivist and Records Administrator shall become the designated custodian.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 5. STATE ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL OBJECTS
§ 501. Statement of legislative intent; short title.
§ 503. Duties of Delaware Public Archives concerning public records.
§ 504. Duties of public officials and employees concerning public records.
§ 505. Storage and protection of public records.
§ 506. Delivery of records to successors.
§ 507. Preservation of plans of state buildings and public works.
§ 508. Deposit of deeds to state-owned property with the Delaware Public Archives.
§ 510. Transfer of records upon termination of state agencies; political subdivisions.
§ 511. Certified copies of records delivered to Delaware Public Archives for preservation.
§ 512. Transfer of records to the Delaware Public Archives.
§ 513. Acquisition and custody of federal records.
§ 514. Inspection of public records by the Delaware Public Archives.
§ 515. Microfilming and other document imaging services; appropriations and expenditures.
§ 517. Standards for methods and materials used for public records.
§ 518. Recovery of records; replevin.
§ 519. Delaware Public Archives to be depository for reports, publications, rules and regulations.
§ 521. Appointment of records officers.
§ 524. Records retention and disposition schedules.