Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2002Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016
§ 379.5 Protection and storage of records.
Wording first on file in the 1998 annual edition, superseded April 16, 2018.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2002 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2002 and Oct. 1, 2002 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 379.5 — Protection and storage of records.. Text in force on October 1, 2002. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to April 16, 2018. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec379-5. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/379.5?asof=2002-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) The company shall protect records subject to this part from fires, floods, and other hazards, and safeguard the records from unnecessary exposure to deterioration from excessive humidity, dryness, or lack of ventilation.
(b) The company shall notify the Secretary if prescribed records are substantially destroyed or damaged before the term of the prescribed retention periods.
Amendment history
3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998- [83 FR 16225, Apr. 16, 2018]
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.