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 All active disposition orders remain in effect until superseded by an agency record schedule and/or a general record schedule approved by the Vermont State Archivist.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
• Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration, Dept. of
• Civil Division of the Superior Court (formerly Superior Court)
• Children and Families, Dept. of (also see Social Welfare)
• Corrections, Dept. of
• County Clerk, Office of
• Court Administrator's Office
• Criminal Division of the Superior Court (formerly District Court)
• Education, Dept. of
• Enhanced 911 Board
• Environmental Conservation, Dept. of (also see Environmental Protection)
• Family Division of the Superior Court (formerly Family Court)
• Health, Dept. of
• Human Resources, Dept. of
• Human Rights Commission
• Human Services, Agency of
• Human Services, Agency of: Rate Setting Division
• Labor, Dept. of
• Legislative Council
• Liquor Control, Dept. of
• Motor Vehicles, Dept. of
• Natural Resources Board (formerly Environmental Board and Water Resources Board)
• Probate Division of the Superior Court (formerly Probate Court)
• Public Safety, Dept. of
• Public Service, Dept. of
• Secretary of State, Office of
• State's Attorney's, Office of
• Supreme Court
• Tax, Dept. of (also see Property Valuation Review)
• Transportation, Agency of (also see Highway Department)
• Treasurer, Office of
• Vermont State Hospital
• Vermont State Housing Authority

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"Housekeeping Disposition Orders" or record schedules that may be used where applicable and also remain in effect until superseded.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.

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