2015 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405)
Chapter 80 - Fasteners (Sections 5401 - 5414)
Sec. 5409 - Recordkeeping requirements
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 80 - FASTENERS Sec. 5409 - Recordkeeping requirements |
| Contains | section 5409 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 101-592, §7, formerly §10, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2951; Pub. L. 104-113, §11(h), Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 782; renumbered §7 and amended Pub. L. 106-34, §7, June 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 123. |
| Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 2951 110 Stat. 782 113 Stat. 123 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 101-592, Public Law 104-113, Public Law 106-34 |
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Manufacturers and importers shall retain the record of conformance for fasteners for 5 years, on paper or in photographic or electronic format in a manner that allows for verification of authenticity. Upon request of a distributor who has purchased a fastener, or a person who has purchased a fastener for use in the production of a commercial product, the manufacturer or importer of the fastener shall make available information in the record of conformance to the requester.
(Pub. L. 101–592, §7, formerly §10, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2951; Pub. L. 104–113, §11(h), Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 782; renumbered §7 and amended Pub. L. 106–34, §7, June 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 123.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 7 of Pub. L. 101–592 was classified to section 5406 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 106–34.
AMENDMENTS1999—Pub. L. 106–34 substituted present provisions for former provisions which consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to retention and availability of records concerning inspections, testing, and certifications of fasteners under section 5404 of this title by laboratories, manufacturers, importers, private label distributors and persons who make significant alterations.
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–113, §11(h)(1), substituted "5 years" for "10 years".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–113, §11(h), substituted "5 years" for "10 years" and "the subsequent purchaser" for "any subsequent purchaser".
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