County/Local Retention Schedules

The following listed schedules have been approved by the Oversight Committee on Public Records.

Any records not listed on these schedules may be destroyed only with permission of your county commission on public records and the Indiana Archives and Records Administration.

Officials should first reference their office-specific schedule. If the form or record series for which you're looking is not listed, refer to the County/Local General Retention Schedule (GEN)

Each Retention Schedule below is provided as a separate PDF document (which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read/print) that applies only to the listed type of government unit. To search all retention schedules for specific content or explore the history of record types that are no longer created, please visit our Record Series Search.

Retention Schedules For:

County Officers

• County/Local General Retention Schedule (GEN) (Revised 7/2020. Includes Updates Guide.)
• Assessing Official (AS) (Revised 10/2020. Includes Updates Guide.)
• County Auditor (AU)
• Non-Judicial County Clerk (CL)
• County Recorder (RE)
• County Treasurer (TR)
• County Coroner (CO)

Cities, Towns & Special Districts

• County/Local General Retention Schedule (GEN) (Revised 7/2020. Includes Updates Guide.)
• Cities and Towns (CT)
• Special Districts (SD)
• Assessing Official (AS)
• Township Trustee (TT)
• Zoning, Planning, Development, and Enforcement (LAND)

Other Local Retention Schedules

• County/Local General Retention Schedule (GEN) (Revised 7/2020. Includes Updates Guide.)
• Public Libraries (LIB) (Revised 10/2020. Includes Updates Guide.)
• Educational Institutions (EDA/EDS/EDC) (public and charter schools)
• Public-Private Agreement Operators (PPA)
• Public Safety Agencies (PSA) (law enforcement)

Additional Retention Information

• Year to Year Disposition Chart
• Judicial Records Retention Schedule (Not published or managed by IARA.)