The purpose of this publication is to bring together in easily accessible form the most applicable New York state laws and administrative regulations (including related decisions and legal opinions) that govern the responsibilities of local officials for local records and define the mandate of the state archives. The laws are listed in six parts: (1) general laws relating to local public records; (2) laws governing disposition of local public records; (3) laws governing the microfilming of local public records; (4) selected laws relating to custody of local public records; (5) laws pertaining to public access to records; and (6) the New York State Historical Records Advisory Board. (Author/MLF)