Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2012Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016

§ 379.13 Disposition and retention of records.

Current wording, first on file in the 1998 annual edition.

govinfo, 2012 edition ↗

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49 CFR § 379.13 — Disposition and retention of records.. Text in force on October 1, 2012. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to present. Source: govinfo, 2012 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2012-title49-vol5/CFR-2012-title49-vol5-sec379-13. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/379.13?asof=2012-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

The schedule in appendix A to this part shows periods that designated records shall be preserved. The descriptions specified under the various general headings are for convenient reference and identification, and are intended to apply to the items named regardless of what the records are called in individual companies and regardless of the record media. The retention periods represent the prescribed number of years from the date of the document and not calendar years. Records not listed in appendix A to this part shall be retained as determined by the management of each company.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1998

Oct. 1, 1998 → presentannual editions 1998–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.