39 CFR § 946.10 - Record retention.

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title: "39 CFR § 946.10 - Record retention."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "946.10"
section_name: "Record retention."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES"
part_number: "946"
part_name: "RULES OF PROCEDURE RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF STOLEN MAIL MATTER AND PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE FOR USE AS EVIDENCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401(2), (5), (8), 404(a)(7), 2003, 3001."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 6986, Mar. 4, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 946.10 Record retention.

Records regarding property subject to this part will be retained for a period of 3 years following return of the property to its owner or a determination that the property is abandoned.