Legal Holds

• What is a Legal Hold?

  • An order to cease destruction of and preserve all records, regardless of form, related to the nature or subject of the legal hold.

• Who provides notice of a legal hold?

  • University Counsel’s office

• What happens when you get a notice?

  • Read it and pay close attention to it.

  • Whatever you do, don’t ignore the notice.

  • Your records retention program is immediately suspended even though the schedule might otherwise permit destruction.

• How long will I have to preserve evidence?

  • As long as it takes.

  • University Counsel’s office will determine and communicate when a legal hold may be lifted and evidence no longer preserved.