Save or delete? Official email policies vary by state
FOIFT2014-10-30T14:10:56-05:00By Jenni Bergal Stateline Originally published Oct. 30, 2014 In Pennsylvania, state agency employees’ email is purged five days after it is deleted. In New York, email is automatically discarded after 90 days unless an employee specifically tags it. And in North Carolina, executive branch email of any kind must be kept for at least five years. Every state has policies governing how long records are saved and when they can be purged—if ever. But those retention policies vary greatly across states. Often employees have to determine on their own whether to keep or delete an email. Many media and open [...]