Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§5409 Recordkeeping Requirements
Title 15 › CHAPTER 80 — FASTENERS › § 5409
Summary
Manufacturers and importers must keep fastener conformance records for 5 years in verifiable paper, photo, or electronic form and provide those records to a distributor or a buyer using the fastener in a commercial product on request.
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Title 15, §5409
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Manufacturers and importers shall retain the record of conformance for fasteners for 5 years, on paper or in photographic or electronic format in a manner that allows for verification of authenticity. Upon request of a distributor who has purchased a fastener, or a person who has purchased a fastener for use in the production of a commercial product, the manufacturer or importer of the fastener shall make available information in the record of conformance to the requester.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7 of Pub. L. 101–592 was classified to section 5406 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 106–34.
Amendments
1999—Pub. L. 106–34 substituted present provisions for former provisions which consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to retention and availability of records concerning inspections, testing, and certifications of fasteners under section 5404 of this title by laboratories, manufacturers, importers, private label distributors and persons who make significant alterations. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–113, § 11(h)(1), substituted “5 years” for “10 years”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–113, § 11(h), substituted “5 years” for “10 years” and “the subsequent purchaser” for “any subsequent purchaser”.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 5409
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102