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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 09.12.40.03" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="40" heading="Record Keeping.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>For each independent contractor and exempt person hired, an employer shall retain the following records at the work site or at its place of business:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A statement with a description of the employer's usual course of business or a fully executed copy of the contract between the employer and the independent contractor or exempt person;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Acknowledgement forms signed by the independent contractor and exempt person; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Licenses or registrations provided by an individual classified as an independent contractor or exempt person.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An employer shall retain each record for 3 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>