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Record Retention Schedule
Part II - Administrative Records
Planning and Development Department

FISCAL RECORDS AND FORMS



Record or Form Style Retention Period

1. AUDIT FORMS
Bail Book (Form No. FA 013) 3 years after audit and cases disposed
Bail Receipt (FA 029) 3 years after audit and cases disposed
Bank Account Reconciliation Form (FA 018) 1 year after audit
Bank Acknowledgment
(Notice of memorandum about the court's bank account (s).)
1 year after audit
Bank Letter (FA 012a, FA 012b) 1 year after audit
Bank Statement 3 years after audit
Check Destruction Form 1 year after audit
Check Stock Inventory Form 1 year after audit
Checks (Cancelled) 3 years after audit
Checks (Carbon Copies) 1 year after audit
Check Register 1 year after audit
Checks (Voided) 1 year after audit
Civil Escrow Ledger
(Records and maintains information on each account.)
1 year after audit and cases documented in ledger have been disposed.
Custodial Passbook Ledger
(Records and maintains information on each account.)
1 year after audit and cases documented in ledger have been disposed.
Daily Cash Sheet (FA 014) 1 year after audit
Deposit Slips 1 year after audit

Detail Account Trial Balance (FA 022a or FA 022b)

1 year after audit
Expenditure Journal (FA 016) (Cash Journal Expenditure Side) 1 year after audit
466C Revenue Reconciliation
(Bookkeeper's reconciliation between subsidiaries in the Budgetary Control Register and Weekly Statement of Transactions.)
1 year after audit
Internal Audit Reports
(Issued by the Administrative Office of the Trial Court
after on-site review of the court's policies and procedures.)
Retain last 2 reports.
Inventory Records Permanent
Juror-Related Bills 1 year after audit
Jury Expense Authorization Form
(Authorizes jury expense payments.)
1 year after audit
Jury Expense Transmittal Sheet
(Requests Office of the State Treasurer
to disburse jury expense payments.)
1 year after audit
Land Court Ledger Sheets
(Records fees paid for tax and registration cases.)
1 year after audit
Monthly Revenue Summary (FA 023) 1 year after audit
Monthly Summary Trial Balance (FA 021) 1 year after audit
Notice of Assignment of Counsel Permanent, store in case file
Notification of Account Adjustment (FA 018a)

1 year after audit

Order Form
(Requests payment for services when no receipt exists.)
1 year after audit
Outstanding Check List 1 year after audit
Probation Department Ledger Card 1 year after audit and case closed
Probation Receipt Accounting (PRA) Intake Form
(Establishes or changes an account in PRA.)
1 year after audit
Probation Receipt Accounting (PRA) Reports 1 year after audit
Receipt Control Book Log (FA 030) 1 year after audit
Receipt Journal (Cash Journal) (FA 015) 1 year after audit
Receipt Register (FA 008) 1 year after audit
Register Journal Tape 1 year after audit
Report on Unaccounted for Variances, Losses, Shortages,or Thefts of Funds or Property
(Documents losses of funds or property.)
3 years after audit
Request for Payment Form 1 year after audit if stored in case file
Request (Internal) for Refund (FA 031) 1 year after audit
Returned Check Journal (FA 020) 1 year after audit
Returned Check Notification Form
(Sent to check payer after court's attempts to retrieve
funds from the payer's bank have been unsuccessful.)
1 year after audit
Revenue Refund (RF) 7 years after audit
Revenue Transmittal Sheet (RTS) (FA 092) 1 year after audit
Revenue Transmittal Sheet for Abandoned Property Only (Transmits monies, unclaimed for three years after the release date, to the Office of the State Treasurer.) 1 year after audit
Revenue Transmittal Sheet for Unpaid Check Fund (Transmits monies, disbursed but unpaid for 1 year from date of issue, to the Office of the State Treasurer.) 1 year after audit
Revenue Transmittal Sheet - Transfer Form
(Transfers monies between two revenue sources
to correct errors in reporting monthly revenue.)
1 year after audit
Small Claims Appeals Log Book
(Records and maintains information on each documented in log book are small claims appeal's "cash in lieu of bond" receipt.)
1 year after audit and all cases closed
Special Payments Check Register (FA 002) 1 year after audit
Special Payments Expenditure Summary (FA 005) 1 year after audit
Special Purchase Input Form (SP) 1 year after audit
State Audit Reports Retain last 2 reports.
Stop Payment Order (copy) 1 year after audit
Transmittal of Non-Support Payment Form 1 year after audit
Undeliverable Check Log (FA 026) 1 year after audit
Witness and Jury Stop Payment Transmittal Sheet
(Voids witness fee or jury expense previously
submitted to the Office of the State Treasurer.)
1 year after audit
Witness Books 1 year after audit
Witness Fee Payment Authorization Form
(Authorization payments to witnesses; replace One-Write
Witness Fee Register.)
1 year after audit
Witness Fee Payment Transmittal Sheet
(Requests Office of the State Treasurer to disburse
witness fee payments.)
1 year after audit
Witness Fee Request Form or Fee Record

1 year after audit

 

2. BUDGET FORMS
Expansion Budget Request 1 year after audit
Federal Grant Fiscal Records 1 year after audit and grant end
Financial Plan/Maintenance Estimate 1 year after audit
Monthly Expenditure Report (FA-01) 1 year after audit
Request for Budget Change (FA-006) 1 year after audit
Revised Financial Plan

1 year after audit

 

3. MMARS/ACCOUNTING FORMS
Advance Refund Input Form (AR) 7 years after audit
Batch Transmittal 7 years after audit
Budgetary Control Register (BCR) 7 years after audit
Cash Deposit Input Form 3 years after audit
Cash Transfer Input Form 3 years after audit
Certification of Services
(Invoice for assistance provided by Care and Protection
Investigators, Guardians ad litem, or Court Monitors.)
7 years after audit
Competitive Bid Forms and Related Documentation (Letters of solicitation and vendor bid information.) 1 year after audit
Daily Report of Expenses for Prisoner Lunches
(Certifies expenditures for prisoner lunches.)
1 year after audit
Departmental Purchase Order Input Form (PD) 3 years after audit
Departmental Purchase Order Input Form Continuation 1 year after audit
Expenditure of Advance Input Form (EA) 7 years after audit
Expenditure Refund Input Form (ER) 7 years after audit
Fixed Assets Acquisition Form (FA) 3 years after audit
Fixed Assets Betterment Form (FB) 3 years after audit
Fixed Assets Disposal Form (FD) 3 years after audit
Fixed Assets Transfer Form (FT) 3 years after audit
Interoffice Requisition
(Requests purchase of goods or services.)
1 year after audit
Interpreter Service Sheets 7 years after audit
Intersubsidiary Transfer Input Form 1 year after audit
Intragovernmental Encumbrance (IE) 3 years after audit
Intragovernmental Payment Voucher Input Form (IV) 7 years after audit
Itemization of Services
(Attached to Certification of Services; part of the Vendor's
invoice.)
7 years after audit
Lease Order Input Form (LO) 7 years after audit and final lease payment
Miscellaneous Encumbrance Input Form (PO) 1 year after audit
Out-of-State Travel Form (Submitted prior to out-of-state travel.) 7 years after audit
Overnight Travel Form
(Submitted prior to overnight travel.)
7 years after audit
Packing Slip 7 years after audit
Payment Voucher Input Form (PV) 7 years after audit
Payment Voucher Input Form Continuation 7 years after audit
Price Agreement Input Form (PG) 3 years after audit
Request for Advance Input Form (RA) 3 years after audit
Revenue Refund Input Form (RF) 7 years after audit
Service Contract Input Form (SC) 7 years after audit and final contract payment
Service Modification Input Form (SM) 7 years after audit and final contract payment
Special Purchase Input Form (SP) 3 years after audit
Travel Expense Voucher (CD 18) 1 year after audit
Vendor Update Input Form (VU) 7 years after audit
Weekly Statement of Transactions (WST)

7 years after audit

 

4. PAYROLL

Commonwealth Automated Payroll System (CAPS)  
Batch Transmittal Form Permanent
Form CN 7 years after audit
Form CS 75 years
Form D 75 years after termination
Form E 75 years after termination
Form PREN 7 years after audit
Form PREO 7 years after audit
Form PREP 7 years after audit
Form PRES 7 years after audit
Form T 75 years
Payroll Hold (PH)
(Encumbers monies for accounts payable payroll.)
7 years after audit
Payroll Refund Receipt Voucher (CD 29A) 7 years after audit
Payroll Warrant (CDP 4) 7 years after audit
Preliminary Payroll

7 years after audit

 

5. PROCUREMENT
Request for Competitive Bid 1 year after audit
Request for Proposal 1 year after audit
   



PERSONNEL RECORDS AND FORMS


Record or Form Retention Period

1. APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION DOCUMENTS
Application for Employment - (Form F2) Hired - Permanent
NOT Hired - 7 years
Applicant Interview and Hiring Record - (F4) Hired - Permanent
NOT Hired - 7 years
Appointment Documentation - (F5) Permanent
Approval Letters Permanent
Employment Eligibility Verification Form Permanent
Interview Records Hired - Permanent
NOT
Hired - 7 years
Job Posting Permanent
New Hire Form Permanent
Reference Checks Hired - Permanent
NOT
Hired - 7 years
Rejection Letters 7 years from issue date
Results of Classified Advertising - (F3) Permanent
Standard Interview Questions

Hired - Permanent
NOT Hired - 7 years

 

2. EMPLOYEE DISABILITY DOCUMENTS
Assault Pay Documentation Permanent
Determination of Payroll Refund and Sick Leave Charge Permanent
Employer's First Report of Injury - (Form 101) Permanent
Employer's Quarterly Report of Injuries Permanent
Insurer's Extension of 60 Day Pay Without Prejudice Period - (105) Permanent
Insurer's Notification of Denial of Compensation Permanent

Insurer's Notification of Payment - (103)

Permanent
Insurer's Notification of Resumption or Modification of Weekly Compensation - (107) Permanent
Insurer's Notification of Termination or Suspension of Compensation - (106) Permanent
Internal Claim Investigation Form Permanent
Notice of Injury Report Permanent
Release of Information Permanent
Workman's Compensation Physician or Surgeon Report

Permanent

 

3. TERMINATION DOCUMENTS
Buy Back Forms Permanent
Employee Checkout List - (Form F10) Permanent
Exit Interview - (F11)

Permanent

 

4. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION DOCUMENTS
Appeal Documentation Permanent
Notice to Claimant of Disqualification Permanent
Request for Separation and Wage Information

Permanent

 

5. MISCELLANEOUS PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS
Attendance Calendar - (Form F8) Permanent
Court Officer Weekly Report of Assignments Permanent
Department Head Comments - (F15) Permanent
Disciplinary Actions Permanent
Employee Conference Report - (F12) Permanent
Employee Profile - (F6) Permanent
Employee Request for Leave of Absence Permanent
Grievances Permanent
Personnel Transaction Form Permanent
Request for Classification Review Questionnaire -Form - (F14) Permanent
Request for New Position Questionnaire - (F13) Permanent
Tuition Remission Form

Permanent

 

6. INACTIVE PERSONNEL FILES
Personnel files of employees who have voluntarily or involuntarily left the employment of the Trial Court. Until 75th Birthday, ifknown, or,  60 years after date of first personnel action.
   
   


MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS


Record or Form Retention Period

Administrative Directives, Bulletins Retain while in effect.
Calendar (court list, daily list , daily trial list, etc.) Option of court.
Charitable Trust Report 5 years
Clerk-Magistrate Hearing Papers (not part of case file) 1 year
Correspondence - Non Case-related 3 years
Courthouse Incident Reports 7 years
Criminal Statistics Reports to Department of Correction 5 years
Docket Book Indices Permanent
Hospital Records Receipts 1 year after disposition of case
Judge's Notes or Daily Diaries Individual Judge's Discretion
Juror-Related Papers  

Juror Questionnaire
(G. L. c. 234A ss. 22 & 23)

Originals (after voir dire) after final disposition of case. Counsel copies after voir dire.

Grand Juror Financial Questionnaire
(G. L. c. 234A s.52)

1 year after discharge of Grand Jury

Office of Jury Commissioner Records
(G. L. c. 234A s. 72)

3 years
Marriage Petitions (without delay) Permanent
Medical Examiner Reports Permanent
   

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