Skip to main content
  • State of Arizona
  • Visit OpenBooks
  • Ombudsman Citizens Aide
  • Register to Vote
Arizona State Library Logo

Main menu

  • Home
  • About
    • Volunteering Opportunities
      • Volunteer at the Arizona Talking Book Library
    • Boards and Commissions
    • Contact Us
  • Branches
    • Archives & Records Management
      • Accessing Arizona Public Records
      • Conservation Disaster Recovery
      • Programs, Training, and Presentations
      • Records Center Services
        • Records Warehouse and Vault
      • Research at the Archives
        • Ancestry.com Arizona
        • Arizona State Agency Records and Publications
        • Genealogy Collection
          • Genealogy Information Portals
          • Ten Basic Steps to Researching Your Family Tree
        • Maps at the Arizona State Archives
        • Photograph Collections
          • Photograph Collection List
        • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
      • Retention Schedules, Forms, Standards, Guidance and FAQs
        • Forms and Approvals
        • Retention Schedules
      • Contact
    • Arizona Talking Book Library
    • E-Rate
    • Library Development
      • Arizona Center for the Book
      • Arizona Reading Program
      • Contact Library Development
      • Continuing Education
        • Arizona State Library Leadership Institute
        • Arizona State Library Summer Institute
        • Scholarships
        • Library Support Staff Certification
      • Library Directory
      • Grants
      • Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Funding
      • Programs, Services and Tools
      • State Grants-in-Aid (SGIA)
    • State of Arizona Research Library
      • Legislative Assistance and Resources
      • Patent and Trademark Resources
      • State Publications
      • State of Arizona Research Library Policies
      • Arizona Collection
      • Arizona Newspapers
      • Federal Agency Publications and Information
      • Legal Resources
      • Research Center
        • Voting Rights Timeline
      • Research for State Employees
  • Collections
    • Digital Arizona Library (DAZL)
      • Resources for Learners
        • Elementary Students
        • High School and Junior High
        • Research Topics
      • Arizona Almanac
      • Reading Arizona eBooks
      • Arizona Maps Online
      • Arizona Government
        • State Agency Histories
        • Historic Election Materials
        • Documents Leading to Statehood
        • Historic Arizona Legislatures
      • Arizona Historic Digital Newspapers
      • Arizona Memory Project
      • Arizona Research Topics
      • Online Reference Resources
    • Arizona State Knowledge (ASK)
    • Arizona Talking Book Library Online Catalog
    • Braille and Audio Reading Download
    • Research Library Catalog
  • Events
  • Services
    • Library Directory
    • Jobline
    • Newsletter
    • Retention Schedules
  • Home
  • Branches
  • Archives & Records Management
  • Retention Schedules, Forms, Standards, Guidance and FAQs
  • Retention Schedules

maintenance notice

Scheduled Maintenance Notice

The azlibrary.gov website will be down for maintenance starting at 5pm, Tuesday, July 22, 2025 to switch to a newer platform.

When the new platform is Live the following day, please do a hard-refresh on your pages to clear cache. You may also clear your browsers cache to refresh sites and pages.

On the new platform, you may experience some broken links and errors stating pages don't exist. Pages still exist, but may be a different URL. Please use the Report Broken Link Webform to record and expidite the request, using the contact form may delay your request.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.

Retention Schedules

General Retention Schedules

Retention schedules are used by government bodies to Identify records of enduring value, foster proper disposition of records, and conform to ARS 41-151.14.

General Retention Schedules cover records common across multiple levels of government. By encouraging the use of these general schedules, LAPR hopes to provide consistent retention across all levels of government. General Schedules can be found here:

  • Fully Searchable PDF of ALL GENERAL RETENTION SCHEDULES

Custom retention schedules are specific to one public body. These are used to plan the disposition of records unique to a public body. Custom schedules can only be used by the specific organization they are created for. General schedules supersede all existing custom schedules with the following exception: the custom schedule retention period is longer than the general schedule retention period.

Browse and Search Current Custom Retention Schedules

Legislative Retention Schedules

The following Retention Schedules are the responsibility of the Legislature and are provided here as a courtesy to our customers. Retention schedules for legislative bodies are created by their respective bodies although the State Archives works closely with the Legislature on these schedules.

  • Arizona House of Representatives, Research Staff
  • Arizona Senate
  • Legislative Council, Citizens Aide
  • Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Court Retention Schedules

Court retention schedules are the responsibility of the State Supreme Court and can be found in the Code of Judicial Administration. All judicial bodies (Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Justice Courts, Municipal Courts, Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, etc.) fall under the responsibility of the State Supreme Court, and are administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). Retention schedules for judicial bodies are created by the State Supreme Court, although the State Library, Archives, and Public Records works closely with the State Supreme Court on these schedules.

The retention schedules in the Code of Judicial Administration can be located as follows:

  • Court of Appeals (Section 2-201)
  • Limited Jurisdiction Courts (Section 4-302)
  • Probation (Section 6-115)
  • Superior Court (Section 3-402)
  • Supreme Court Clerk (Section 2-101)

Retention schedules for Supreme Court staff attorneys and the State Bar are set by Administrative Orders.

  • Supreme Court Staff Attorneys (Administrative Order 2020-43)
  • State Bar (Administrative Order 2020-153)

 

Branches

  • Archives & Records Management
    • Accessing Arizona Public Records
    • Conservation Disaster Recovery
    • Programs, Training, and Presentations
    • Records Center Services
      • Records Warehouse and Vault
    • Research at the Archives
      • Ancestry.com Arizona
      • Arizona State Agency Records and Publications
      • Genealogy Collection
      • Maps at the Arizona State Archives
      • Photograph Collections
      • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
    • Retention Schedules, Forms, Standards, Guidance and FAQs
      • Forms and Approvals
      • Retention Schedules
    • Contact
  • Arizona Talking Book Library
  • E-Rate
  • Library Development
    • Arizona Center for the Book
    • Arizona Reading Program
    • Contact Library Development
    • Continuing Education
      • Arizona State Library Leadership Institute
      • Arizona State Library Summer Institute
      • Scholarships
      • Library Support Staff Certification
    • Library Directory
    • Grants
    • Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Funding
    • Programs, Services and Tools
    • State Grants-in-Aid (SGIA)
  • State of Arizona Research Library
    • Legislative Assistance and Resources
    • Patent and Trademark Resources
    • State Publications
    • State of Arizona Research Library Policies
    • Arizona Collection
    • Arizona Newspapers
    • Federal Agency Publications and Information
    • Legal Resources
    • Research Center
      • Voting Rights Timeline
    • Research for State Employees

Polly Rosenbaum State Archives and History building
1901 W. Madison St.
Phoenix AZ 85009
602 926 3720

Hours
Monday - Friday
8 am to 4:30 pm
Except state holidays

Email

Follow the Archives

Facebook - Arizona State Archives WordPress - Arizona Archivy blog

 

 

Arizona State Seal
Contact Us
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Multiple Locations
See Contact Us Page
Map Image

Footer Nav

  • Statewide Policies
  • Site Map
  • Website Policies
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Login