RS 173 - Retention of records
A. A holder required to file a report under R.S. 9:159 shall maintain its records containing the information required to be included in the report until the holder files the report and for ten years after the date of filing, unless a shorter time is provided in Subsection B or C of this Section or by rule of the administrator.
B. A business association that sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this state, traveler's checks, money orders, or similar written instruments other than third-party bank checks, on which the business association is directly liable, shall maintain a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue, for three years after the date the property becomes reportable.
C.(1) A federally insured financial institution shall maintain its report filed pursuant to R.S. 9:159 for six years after the date the report is filed.
(2) For purposes of this Chapter, a federally insured financial institution shall maintain its records containing the information required to be included in the report until the holder files the report and for six years after the date of filing.
Acts 1986, No. 829, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 809, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 2013, No. 247, §2.