49 CFR § 379.9 - Companies going out of business.

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title: "49 CFR § 379.9 - Companies going out of business."
title_number: 49
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section_number: "379.9"
section_name: "Companies going out of business."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "379"
part_name: "PRESERVATION OF RECORDS"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13301, 14122 and 14123; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32044, June 12, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 379.9 Companies going out of business.

The records referred to in the regulations in this part may be destroyed after business is discontinued and the company is completely liquidated. The records may not be destroyed until dissolution is final and all pending transactions and claims are completed. When a company is merged with another company under jurisdiction of the Secretary, the successor company shall preserve records of the merged company in accordance with the regulations in this part.