Md. Code, Business Regulation § 1-304
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 1-304, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§1–304.
Official statutory text
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a minute book of a corporation; or
(2) a record of a sale or other transaction that involves a weapon or poison that can be used in committing a crime.
(b) Unless a specific period is set by law for the preservation of a business record that is required by the laws of this State to be kept, the business record may be destroyed 3 years after it is made.
(1) a minute book of a corporation; or
(2) a record of a sale or other transaction that involves a weapon or poison that can be used in committing a crime.
(b) Unless a specific period is set by law for the preservation of a business record that is required by the laws of this State to be kept, the business record may be destroyed 3 years after it is made.
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