Section 1400.190  Retention of Records

a)         The Board shall preserve for a period of five years all applications submitted by candidates for the certified public accountant examinations and all supporting documents and correspondence relating to the application; shall maintain a permanent record for each applicant admitted to the examinations, which contains information concerning the date and place of the examinations, the grades received, the condition status of candidates qualifying under Section 1400.160, the certificate number and date of issuance for candidates qualifying under Section 2 or Section 5 of the Act, and any other information which the Board considers appropriate; and shall maintain a registry of the names, certificate numbers, and dates of issuance for all persons receiving the Illinois certificate either on the basis of the written examinations or on the basis of reciprocity.

b)         The Board shall arrange for retention of the examination papers of candidates on file for a period of ninety days following the release of the results of the examination.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 13315, effective September 26, 1997)