---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1236.24"
title: "36"
number: "1236.24"
heading: "What are the additional requirements for managing unstructured electronic records?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1236.24"
---

# §1236.24. What are the additional requirements for managing unstructured electronic records?

- (a) Agencies that manage unstructured electronic records electronically must ensure that the records are filed in a recordkeeping system that meets the requirements in [§ 1236.10](/cfr/36/1236.10.md), except that transitory e-mail may be managed in accordance with [§ 1236.22(c)](/cfr/36/1236.22.md?p=c).
- (b) Agencies that maintain paper files as their recordkeeping systems must establish policies and issue instructions to staff to ensure that unstructured records are printed out for filing in a way that captures any pertinent hidden text (such as comment fields) or structural relationships (e.g., among worksheets in spreadsheets or other complex documents) required to meet agency business needs.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2904, 3101, 3102, 3105, 3301, 3302, and 3312.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted.