83 Ill. Adm. Code 460.470
Retention of Related Records
Section 460
Section 460.470 Retention of
Related Records
a) This Section applies to all books of account and other records
prepared by or on behalf of the MSP.
b) This Section shall not be construed as excusing compliance
with any other lawful requirements for the preservation of records for periods
longer than those prescribed in this Section.
c) Each MSP subject to this Part shall designate one or more
persons with official responsibility to supervise the MSP's program for the
preservation and the authorized destruction of its records.
d) All records that are required by this Section to be preserved
shall be so arranged, filed and currently indexed by the MSP that they may be
identified and made available upon request to representatives of the
Commission.
e) The destruction of the records permitted to be destroyed under
the provisions of this Section may be performed in any manner elected by the
MSP concerned. The MSP shall destroy the legibility of records that contain
confidential customer information before or during disposal to prevent
unauthorized persons from obtaining such information.
f) When any records are destroyed before the expiration of the
prescribed retention period, the MSP shall file a verified statement within 90
days after the date of discovery of such destruction with the Chief Clerk of
the Commission describing the records destroyed and the circumstances of the
accidental or other premature destruction. Discovery of loss of records shall
be treated in the same manner as in the case of premature destruction.
g) Each MSP shall retain all meter usage data collected from each
meter for at least three years.
h) Each MSP shall keep all service requests from customers for at
least one year.
i) Each MSP shall keep all connection and disconnection orders
from DSPs for at least one year.
j) Each MSP shall keep a copy of any contract with each customer
for at least one year after service is discontinued with that customer.
k) Each MSP shall keep a record of each customer's bill as issued
for at least one year.
l) Each MSP shall keep a record of all adjustments to meter
usage data and customer bills for at least three years, with an explanation for
the adjustment.
m) Each MSP shall keep a record of all high-bill complaints,
whether or not such complaint results in an adjustment to the customer's
account, for at least one year.
n) Each MSP shall keep a record of all training for each employee
used to satisfy the technical requirements of this Part until at least one year
after that employee is no longer employed by the MSP.