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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part I – Inspection of Records">
  <section prefix="§" num="9-1" heading="Retention required.">
    <text>Any person required to file a report, statement, or other item under &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; must obtain and, for the period specified in &lt;cite data-path="|8|§9-2"&gt;§ 9-2 {“Retention period”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, retain all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, documents, and other records necessary to complete and substantiate the report, statement, or other item.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§2-22</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="9-2" heading="Retention period.">
    <text>The person must retain the records required by &lt;cite data-path="|8|§9-1"&gt;§ 9-1 {“Retention required”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; for at least 3 years from:</text>
    <para num="(1)">the date on which the report, statement, or other item was filed; or</para>
    <para num="(2)">if the report, statement, or other item was not filed, the date by which it was required to be filed.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§2-22</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="9-3" heading="Inspection of records.">
    <text>On request and reasonable notice, the records required by &lt;cite data-path="|8|§9-1"&gt;§ 9-1 {“Retention required”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; must be made available to the Ethics Board or the City Solicitor for inspection.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
