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Records Management Branch

This guides answers questions about our Records Management program and provides useful information for records managers and custodians.

Ordering Boxes/Files/Supplies

1. Log into your IMC account.

2. Click on Records Management.

3. Enter your box number in the search box.

4. Click Search. Your box and its contents will appear on the screen.

5. Click on the little truck symbol on the right of your screen. This will place the box or file into your retrievals Queue.

  • To order another box, repeat steps 3 through 5 as needed.

6. Click on Retrievals (in upper right portion of screen).

7. Select bill to department code (example: STA).​​​​​​​

  • "Checkout" is the default retrieval method. Change the retrieval method to "Permanently Withdraw" IF you are not sending the boxes back to Iron Mountain.

8. Click Next.

9. Choose the delivery address.

10. Choose your delivery date:

  • Standard (Usually will be the next day)
  • Half day (costs extra)
  • Rush (costs extra)
  • Scheduled (Click on the calendar date you want for the delivery, available dates are clear and bolded)

11. Click on Place your order.

You will receive an automatic system-generated email confirmation of your order.

Items that have been checked out of Iron Mountain will still incur a storage charge.  If you do not intend to return the item, see the instructions on how to Permanently Withdraw items.

       1. Log into your IMC account.

2. Click on Records Management.

3. Click on Pickups, Add Records (in lower left portion of screen).

4. Select your agency as the customer.

5. Place the number of files or boxes you are going to be sending back to Iron Mountain in the REFILE column.

6. Click on Add to Cart.

7. Click on Pickups (in upper right portion of screen).

8. Choose your division/department from the drop-down menu and click Next.

9. Choose your pickup address.

10. Choose your shipping priority

11. Click on Place Your Order.

You will receive an email confirmation of your order.

1. Log into your IMC account.

2. Enter your work order number in the Track Orders search box or click on the number if it appears.

3. The order box will appear. If the order can be cancelled, the cancel order button will appear highlighted.

4. Click on Cancel.

5. Click on Continue.

The window will appear with the cancelled status and you will receive an email confirmation of your order.

1. Log into your IMC account.

2. Click on Records Management.

3. Click on Order Supplies.

4. Select your customer code.

5. Select your shipping address.

6. Select the item and the number you are requesting.

  • The blue RFID tags are the correct labels to order and must be on each box sent to Iron Mountain for storage. There is no charge for blue labels.
  • Users do not have to order or use boxes from Iron Mountain. Please use standard sized boxes.
  • Contact Iron Mountain customer service for prices on boxes supplied through their ordering system.

7. Select Add to Cart.

8. Click on Supplies (in upper right portion of screen).

9. Click on and select the division/department for billing.

10. Click on Next.

11. Complete the delivery options, shipping priority, delivery contact, and verify the correct address.

12. Click on Place your Order.

You should receive an email confirmation of your order.

Administrative Tasks

1. Log into Iron Mountain Connect

2. Locate the item you need to update.

3. Click on the three dots to the right of the truck icon, select Edit.

4. Make additions or changes and click on Save.

To make information additions or changes in bulk, please contact Records Management.  Bulk updates will incur a fee from Iron Mountain.

 

Adding or deleting users can only be done by users with Admin privileges. 

Information needed:

  • Name of another user that has the same permission you want the new user to have.
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Title
  • Work Address
  • Email Address
  • Daytime phone number

ADD A USER

1. Log into Iron Mountain Connect

2. Click on Manage Users on the left toolbar.

3. Locate another user in your area that has the permissions you want the new staff member to have. Click on their profile.

4. Click on Clone.

5. A message will appear, click on Confirm.

6. The next screen will be entering the new staff members’ information. For the username, use the member’s email address. On password reset mark it to read System generated. The new staff member will receive an email to set their password.

7. Click Save.

8. Confirm the shipping address for pick-ups and deliveries.

The new staff member is ready to go.  Please train them on usage for your agency.

DELETE A USER

1. Log into Iron Mountain Connect

2. Click on Manage Users on the left toolbar.

3. Click on the first drop-down and change it to the way you would like to search for the user.

4. Find the user and click on their profile.

5. Click on the Terminate button in the upper left.

6. Confirm termination.

 

Iron Mountain Connect automatically terminates user access if you have not logged into the system in the past 60 days.

Contact Records Management at records@azsos.libanswers.com to have your account reactivated and your password reset.

 

Removing, destruction, or transfer of records

Permanently removing items means that you do not intend to return the items to Iron Mountain storage.  If you change your mind and want to return the item later, you will have to add it back as a new item with a new label.

1. Log into Iron Mountain Connect.

2. Click on Records Management. If you have multiple boxes click on the Search Tools.

3. In the drop-down box click on Multi-Box Search.

4. Enter in the box/item numbers and click on SearchYou can paste a list into the search field.

5. Select them all (as if you were making an order click on the truck) then click on the Retrievals.

6.  The cart screen will then appear. Click on the Set Retrieval Method.

7.  In the box that appears check the boxes or files that you want to mark as Permanently removed, and then click update.

8.  Continue the process as if you were placing the order for delivery. In the Order Instructions box type in the instructions to Mark as permanently removed.

9.  Then click on Place your order. 

Proceed as you normally would place the order and you will receive an email confirmation of when it will be completed.

Send a spreadsheet of the box numbers (box numbers should begin with RF) that your agency wants to destroy and a completed Certificate of Destruction form to records@azsos.libanswers.com.

LAPR staff will review the list and submit it to Iron Mountain.  Only designated LAPR staff can authorize the destruction of records at Iron Mountain.

LAPR staff will notify you when the destruction order has been submitted and when it has been completed.

Public bodies are responsible for monitoring their records held in storage for disposition.

To transfer permanent records from Iron Mountain to the State Archives, complete and submit an "Agreement to Transfer Records" form to contact@azsos.libanswers.com.  State Archives staff will review the transfer paperwork and arrange for delivery of the boxes to the State Archives.

Legal Holds, Audits, and Investigations

Approved schedules DO NOT pre-empt good judgment.  Records required for legal, audit, or investigative purposes beyond the recommended retention must be maintained until cleared by the appropriate authority before destruction.  LAPR cannot identify the records eligible for legal hold. Please contact your agency's legal counsel for this information. 

Price List

Storage Pricing for FY 2023-2024

Please contact Records Management for pricing on special projects, boxes, or any other customer service questions.

*Charges calculated on the total cubic feet of the boxes stored. A standard “703 Bankers Box” is 1.2 cubic feet.

**Vault Storage is a climate-controlled space maintained at 66 degrees and between 20%-50% relative humidity.

SERVICE DEFINITIONS

New Storage-Administrative charges for adding new boxes to Iron Mountain.  This fee is only incurred the first month a box is added to Iron Mountain storage.

Image on Demand-Service where Iron Mountain will convert a file to a digital format and deliver it to the customer digitally.  Eight (8) minutes of labor are provided for each file requested for IOD digitization; this amount of labor time is sufficient to accommodate the majority of IOD file conversions. For files requiring more complex processes, additional labor costs may be applied and will be charged in 15-minute increments.

Individual File Listing-Administrative charge for requesting and barcoding an unlisted file from a box.

UNIT

FEE

STORAGE

New Storage*

Cubic foot

$0.31

Box Storage*

Cubic foot

$0.31/month

Vault Storage**

Cubic foot

$1.50/month

RECORD PICK-UP

Pick up for new items (<100 items)

Per Trip

No Charge

Pick-up for new items (>100 items)

Per Item

$2.75

Record Returns

Per Order

No Charge

Mileage Charge (for trips greater than 25 miles from Iron Mountain Facility)

Per Mile

$0.80

RECORD DELIVERIES

Standard Delivery (<100 items)

Per Order

No Charge

Standard Delivery (>100 items)

Per Item

$2.75

Half Day Delivery (before 12:00 PM)

Per Order

$15.00

3 Hour Rush Delivery (8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday through Friday)

Per Order

$15.00

Rush Delivery (After Hours, Weekends and Holidays)

Per Order

$45.00

IMAGE ON DEMAND

 

 

Image on-demand minimum (50 pages)

Per Order

$26.53

Additional images (pages in excess of the initial 50)

Per Image

$0.27

Image on-demand hourly rate

Per Hour

$26.53

OTHER SERVICES

Records Destruction (Stored items only)

Per Item

No Charge

Witnessed Destruction (Stored items only)

Per Item

No Charge

Re-boxing fee (including box)

Per Item

$6.10

RFID Box Labels

Per Item

No Charge

Individual File Listing

Per File

$0.21