12. Every person who ceases to hold office in public body must leave in its custody every document he created or received in that capacity.
The first paragraph does not apply to Members of the National Assembly, but they may deposit their documents with Bibliothèque et Archives nationales, or transfer them to Bibliothèque et Archives nationales, and agree with Bibliothèque et Archives nationales on when they will become accessible.
1983, c. 38, s. 12; 2004, c. 25, s. 34.