records
Defined in 11 places across 7 titles of the United States Code.
Records Defined.—In this section, the term "records" includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of whether such items are in written form, in the form of computer data, or in any other form.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 2313Armed Forces · Examination of records of contractor · in this section
- 2020–present10 U.S.C. § 3841Armed Forces · 3841, 3842. Repealed. Pub. L. 86559, 1(22), June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 271] · in this section
(A) As used in this section, the term "records" includes reports prepared by any staff of a facility rendering care and treatment or reports prepared by an agency charged with investigating reports of incidents of abuse, neglect, and injury occurring at such facility that describe incidents of abuse, neglect, and injury occurring at such facility and the steps taken to investigate such incidents, and discharge planning records.
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- 1994–202642 U.S.C. § 10806The Public Health and Welfare · Access to records · as used in this section
As used in this chapter, “records” includes all books, papers, maps, photographs, machine readable materials, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value of data in them. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience of reference, and stocks of publications and of processed documents are not included.
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- 1994–201444 U.S.C. § 3301Public Printing and Documents · Definition of records · as used in this chapter
As used in this chapter, the term “records”—
(A) includes all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the United States Government or because of the informational value of data in them; and
(B) does not include—
(i) library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes; or
(ii) duplicate copies of records preserved only for convenience.
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- 2014–present44 U.S.C. § 3301Public Printing and Documents · Definition of records · as used in this chapter
As used in this section, the term “records” includes reports prepared by any staff of a facility rendering care and treatment or reports prepared by an agency charged with investigating reports of incidents of abuse, neglect, and injury occurring at such facility that describe incidents of abuse, neglect, and injury occurring at such facility and the steps taken to investigate such incidents, and discharge planning records.
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- 2016–present42 U.S.C. § 10806The Public Health and Welfare · Access to records · as used in this section
For purposes of section 552 of title 5 the term “records” includes all applications, statements, reports, contracts, correspondence, notices, and other documents filed with or otherwise obtained by the Commission pursuant to this chapter or otherwise.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 78XCommerce and Trade · Public availability of information · in this section
For purposes of this section, the term “records” includes books, papers, and other data.
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- 1998–present26 U.S.C. § 7609Internal Revenue Code · Special procedures for third-party summonses · for purposes of this section
In general.—As used in this chapter, the term "records"—
(A) includes all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the United States Government or because of the informational value of data in them; and
(B) does not include—
(i) library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes; or
(ii) duplicate copies of records preserved only for convenience.
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- 2014–202644 U.S.C. § 3301Public Printing and Documents · Definition of records · as used in this chapter
In this section, the term “records” includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of whether such items are in written form, in the form of computer data, or in any other form.
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- 1994–present41 U.S.C. § 254DPublic Contracts · Examination of records of contractor · in this section
the term “records” has the meaning given it by section 3301 of this title;
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- 1994–present44 U.S.C. § 2901Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “records” includes any books, papers, or other data.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 6038AInternal Revenue Code · Information with respect to certain foreign-owned corporations · for purposes of this section
the term “records” includes books, papers, or other data, and
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- 1994–199826 U.S.C. § 7609Internal Revenue Code · Special procedures for third-party summonses · for purposes of this section
The term "records" includes those—
(i) required to be kept under section 1508 of this title; or
(ii) regarding which there is probable cause to believe that they pertain to merchandise the importation of which into the United States is prohibited.
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- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 1509Customs Duties · Examination of books and witnesses · under this section
The term “records” means accounts, correspondence, memorandums, tapes, discs, papers, books, and other documents or transcribed information of any type, whether expressed in ordinary or machine language.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 78CCommerce and Trade · Definitions and application · under this chapter