(1)
(a) Examination papers and related documents:
(i) are the commission's property; and
(ii) the commission shall preserve examination papers and related documents until the expiration of the eligible register for which an examination is given.
(b) Preservation of examination papers and related documents after the time period described in Subsection (1)(a) is subject to a retention schedule adopted by the commission.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), examination papers and related documents are not open to public inspection without a court order.
(b) An applicant may inspect the applicant's own papers at any time within 30 days after the commission sends notice of the applicant's grade.
(c) The appointing authority may inspect the papers of any eligible applicant certified for appointment.