21 CFR § 1311.60 - Recordkeeping.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1311.60"
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title: "21 CFR § 1311.60 - Recordkeeping."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1311.60"
section_name: "Recordkeeping."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1311"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC ORDERS AND PRESCRIPTIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 828, 829, 871(b), 958(e), 965, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 16915, Apr. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1311"
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# 1311.60 Recordkeeping.

(a) A supplier and purchaser must maintain records of CSOS electronic orders and any linked records for two years. Records may be maintained electronically. Records regarding controlled substances that are maintained electronically must be readily retrievable from all other records.

(b) Electronic records must be easily readable or easily rendered into a format that a person can read. They must be made available to the Administration upon request.

[70 FR 16915, Apr. 1, 2005, as amended at 90 FR 47581, Oct. 2, 2025]