---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1236.34"
title: "36"
number: "1236.34"
heading: "Validating digitization."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1236.34"
---

# §1236.34. Validating digitization.

- (a) Agencies must validate that the digitized records are of suitable quality to replace source records.
- (b) Agencies may establish their own validation process or use third-party processes to validate that the digitized records comply with [§ 1236.32](/cfr/36/1236.32.md). The process may be project-based or agency-wide policy.
- (c) Agencies must document the validation process and retain that documentation for the life of the process or the life of any records digitized using that process, whichever is longer.
- (d) NARA may review validation documentation as needed.

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 14266, Apr. 10, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 46804, May 30, 2024]

### Source

Source: 84 FR 14266, Apr. 10, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.

### Amendments

[84 FR 14266, Apr. 10, 2019, as amended at 89 FR 46804, May 30, 2024]