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Code · CFR · Title 36 — Parks, Forests, and Public Property · Part 1254 · § 1254.12

§ 1254.12. Will NARA log or inspect my computer, other equipment, and notes?

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(a)If you bring personal computers, scanners, tape recorders, cameras, and other equipment into our facilities, we will inspect the equipment.
(1)In the Washington, DC, area, you must complete the Equipment Log at the guard's desk. The guard checks the log for proof of your personal ownership before you remove your equipment from the building.
(2)In the regional archives and Presidential libraries, we may tag your equipment after inspection and approval.
(b)Not all NARA facilities permit you to take your personal notes into the research room. In research rooms that permit taking in your notes, a NARA or contractor employee may stamp, initial, and date notes and other research materials we approve for admission to indicate that they are your personal property.
(c)We inspect your personal property, including notes, electrostatic copies, equipment cases, tape recorders, cameras, personal computers, and other property, before you may remove them from our research rooms or facilities.
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