Copies of state reports retained by the court are governmental records.

• A. Not Addressed
• B. True
• C. False
• D. Not Applicable

Answer: (B)

Government records are documents created or received by a government agency in the course of performing its official duties. When the court, as a state government entity, retains copies of state reports, these papers were produced or received through official processes and are kept under the agency’s custody. That makes them governmental (public) records, subject to public records laws and retention rules. The fact that the court holds onto these copies shows they are part of the official record of the government’s work, not private papers. There can be exceptions for certain confidential items, but in this scenario the copies retained by the court are governmental records.