Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 4240 - Public Service Commission
Chapter 50 - Utility Promotional Practices
Section 20 CSR 4240-50.020 - Preservation of Records
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the standards and retention of records of all water utilities.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. Therefore, the material which is so incorporated is on file with the agency who filed this rule, and with the Office of the Secretary of State. Any interested person may view this material at either agency's headquarters or the same will be made available at the Office of the Secretary of State at a cost not to exceed actual cost of copy reproduction. The entire text of the rule is printed here. This note refers only to the incorporated by reference material.
(1) The Public Service Commission adopts and prescribes for the use of all water utilities subject to its jurisdiction, Regulations to Govern the Preservation of Records of Electric, Gas and Water Utilities, published by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in April 1974 with the following modifications of retention periods for the item number shown:
(2) The NARUC regulations apply to all books of account and other records prepared by the water utilities. It provides for protection and storage of records, the use and life of record media (microfilm, magnetic tape, etc.) and then a listing of records by type and their retention periods. The type of records are- corporate and general; automatic data processing; general accounting; insurance, operations and maintenance; personnel; plant and depreciation; purchases and stores; revenue accounting and collecting; tax; treasury; and miscellaneous. A copy of the NARUC regulations may be obtained from NARUC, P.O. Box 684, Washington, D.C. 20044.
*Original authority: 393.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1949, 1967.