NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 17-07 — Retention and Disposal of Information Obtained in the Report.

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1. The administering agency will retain the reports: a.

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Effective: 1/3/2020

§ 17-07 Retention and Disposal of Information Obtained in the Report.

RCNY § 17-07

1.The administering agency will retain the reports: a. As long as investigations involving the information in the reports remain open; or b. For a period of three years after all investigations are closed, except that records involved in civil court litigation will be kept for a period of 10 years after the close of the case.

2.Records will be kept in the administering agency offices for three years after all investigations are closed, and thereafter in the Records Center in the case of litigation records.

3.Booking services must retain all submitted reports for three years. (Added City Record 12/4/2020, eff. 1/3/2020)

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