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What is an appointed records officer (ARO)?
An appointed records officer is "the individual appointed by the chief administrative officer… to work with State Archives in the care, maintenance, scheduling, designation, classification, disposal, and preservation of records." (See Utah Code 63G-2-103(27))
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Responsibilities
A records officer may have some or all of the following responsibilities:
- Respond to records requests (Utah Code 63A-12-103(2))
- Manage agency record series (retention schedules are part of series) (Utah Code 63A-12-103(2))
- Certify via the online test (Utah Code 63G-2-108)
- Receive training on GRAMA and RIM (Utah Code 63A-12-103(3))
DARS Services for AROs
An appointed records officer may utilize the following DARS services:
- Create and update record series and/or file locally-approved retention schedules
- Send records to the Records Center for storage
- Recall records from the Records Center
- Request a box list
- Receive and respond to GRAMA requests on the Open Records Portal
- Update agency information and role assignments
- Approve destruction of records from the Records Center
- Delegate others to do some of these tasks
Note: All appointed records officers can utilize all of the Division of Archives and Records Service's (DARS) services, whether they are have a GRAMA role (ARO-GRA) or records management role (ARO-RIM).
