---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 749.4"
title: "12"
number: "749.4"
heading: "Format for vital records preservation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/749.4"
---

# §749.4. Format for vital records preservation.


Preserved vital records may be in any format that can be used to reconstruct the credit union's vital records. The format used must accurately reflect the information in the record, remain accessible to all persons entitled to access by statute, regulation, or rule of law, and be capable of reproduction by transmission, printing, or otherwise.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1756, 1766(a), 1784, 1786, 1789; 15 U.S.C. 7001(d).

### Source

Source: 91 FR 36076, June 16, 2026, unless otherwise noted.