21 CFR § 1305.27 - Preservation of electronic orders.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1305.27"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1305.27 - Preservation of electronic orders."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1305.27"
section_name: "Preservation of electronic orders."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1305"
part_name: "ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 828, 871(b), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 16911, Apr. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1305"
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# 1305.27 Preservation of electronic orders.

(a) A purchaser must, for each order filled, retain the original signed order and all linked records for that order for two years. The purchaser must also retain all copies of each unaccepted or defective order and each linked statement.

(b) A supplier must retain each original order filled and the linked records for two years.

(c) If electronic order records are maintained on a central server, the records must be readily retrievable at the registered location.