(a) The Alabama Supreme Court and any other court or judicial official or entity with rulemaking authority and each governmental agency of this state with rulemaking authority reviewable under Section 41-22-23 may determine by rule whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.
(b) The governing body of each municipality in the state may determine by ordinance whether, and the extent to which, an executive, legislative, or judicial agency, department, board, commission, authority, institution, or instrumentality of the municipality shall create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.