Preservation of Records

PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the length of time that records must be maintained by sewer utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. Editor’s Note: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the rule has been filed with the secretary of state and is summarized here by the agency adopting it. The entire text of the rule may be found at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost not more than the actual cost of reproduction. (1) The Public Service Commission adopts and prescribes, Regulations to Govern the Preservation of Records of Sewer Utilities, issued in booklet form, which prescribes the length of time that records must be maintained by sewer utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the commission. (2) The regulations provide general instructions on storage, preservation, microfilming and destruction of records. Individual records and their retention periods are then listed within the categories of—plant and accumulated provision for depreciation; treasury; revenue accounting and collecting; payroll and personnel records; purchases and stores; operations; statistics; and miscellaneous. AUTHORITY: section 393.140, RSMo (1986). This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 24061.010. Original rule filed July 22, 1975, effective Aug. 1, 1975. Moved to 20 CSR 4240-61.010, effective Aug. 28, 2019.