§ 11253 Record Retention Requirements

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Keep written orders or blank forms for at least three years.
•Start counting the three years from the last time you wrote on them.
•This rule was updated in 1976.

Example

You run a small shop and fill out order forms every day.

You must keep all those order forms for three years after the last one was filled out. If you don’t, you could get in trouble.

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§ 11253 Record Retention Requirements

The written orders or blank forms shall be preserved for at least three years after the date of the last entry made. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 896.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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written orders blank forms preserved three years last entry

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 11253.

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