Current textIn force on March 11, 2026Source: eCFR
§ 379.5 Protection and storage of records.
Current wording, effective June 15, 2018.
49 CFR § 379.5 — Protection and storage of records.. Text in force on March 11, 2026. This wording effective June 15, 2018 to present. Source: eCFR as of March 11, 2026, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-03-11/title-49/section-379.5. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/379.5?asof=2026-03-11, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) The entity shall protect records subject to this part from destruction, deterioration, unauthorized access, modification and/or data corruption.
(b) The entity shall notify the Secretary if prescribed records are substantially destroyed, damaged, accessed and modified without authorization, or otherwise corrupted.
[83 FR 16225, Apr. 16, 2018]
Amendment history
3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998- [83 FR 16225, Apr. 16, 2018]
- Oct. 1, 1998 → April 16, 2018annual editions 1998–2016
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.