# 36 C.F.R. § 1230.3 (2026): What definitions apply to this part?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 36 C.F.R. § 1230.3 (2026)
- **Heading:** What definitions apply to this part?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 36 CFR: Parks, Forests, and Public Property / Chapter XII: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION / Part 1230: UNLAWFUL OR ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL, DEFACING, ALTERATION, OR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS / § 1230.3: § 1230.3   What definitions apply to this part?

## Text

(a) See § 1220.18 of this subchapter for definitions of terms used throughout Subchapter B, including part 1230.
(b) As used in part 1230—
Alteration
means the unauthorized annotation, addition, or deletion to a record.
Deface
means to obliterate, mar, or spoil the appearance or surface of a record that impairs the usefulness or value of the record.
Removal
means selling, donating, loaning, transferring, stealing, or otherwise allowing a record to leave the custody of a Federal agency without the permission of the Archivist of the United States.
Unlawful or accidental destruction (also called unauthorized destruction)
means disposal of an unscheduled or permanent record; disposal prior to the end of the NARA-approved retention period of a temporary record (other than court-ordered disposal under § 1226.14(d) of this subchapter); and disposal of a record subject to a FOIA request, litigation hold, or any other hold requirement to retain the records.

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