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/* BBS LEGAL GUIDE COMMENTARY: The Uniform Preservation of
Private Business Records Act, adopted in 1954 follows. This act,
although adopted only in Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire and
Oklahoma, sets a standard for the length of time that business
records must be kept. Note that if another statute requires
retention for a longer period of time, the longer statute
applies. In many instances corporations have made specific
policies for record destruction. The "Pack rat" syndrome has come
to haunt a few firms, when partial records from many years past
come to haunt them. */
Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act (1954)
Section 1. Definitions.
As used in this Act:
"Business" includes every kind of private business, profession,
occupation, calling or operation of private institutions whether
carried on for profit or not.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any
other association.
"Records" or "Business Records" includes books of account,
vouchers, documents, canceled checks, payrolls, correspondence
record of sale, personnel, equipment and production, reports
relation to any or all of such records and other business papers.
"Reproduction" means a reproduction or durable medium for making
a reproduction obtained by photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
microcard, miniature photographic or other process which
accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so
reproducing the original.
Section 2. Period of Preservation.
Unless a specific period is designated by law for their
preservation, business records which persons by the laws of this
state are required to keep or preserve may be destroyed after the
expiration of three years of making such records without
constituting an offense under such laws. This section does not
apply to minute books of corporation nor to records of sales or
other transaction involving weapons, poisons or other dangerous
articles or substances capable of use in the commission of
crimes.
Section 3. Preservation of reproductions
if in the regular course of business a person makes reproductions
of original business records, the preservation of such
reproductions constitutes compliance with any laws of this State
requiring that business records be kept or preserved.
Section 4. Destruction of Records by State Officers
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the authority
of an officer of this State under existing law to permit the
destruction of business records.
Section 5. Uniformity of Interpretation.
This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate
its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states
which enact it.
Section 6. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Uniform Preservation of Private
Business Records Act.