Chapter 4 – Information Technology

49190.1 Introduction and Overview

• Preserving data is necessary in response to reasonably foreseeable litigation, subpoenas, or Public Records Act (PRAPublic Records Act) requests, and may be required under applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Data may include both physical and electronically stored information (ESI). ESI is broadly defined as any information stored in an electronic medium, regardless of its manner of creation or use.