---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 270.310"
title: "15"
number: "270.310"
heading: "Evidence collected by investigation participants who are not NIST employees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/270.310"
---

# §270.310. Evidence collected by investigation participants who are not NIST employees.


Upon receipt of evidence pursuant to an investigation under the Act, each investigation participant who is not a NIST employee shall:

- (a) As soon as practicable, transfer the original evidence to NIST, and retain a copy of the evidence only if necessary to carry out their duties under the investigation; and
- (b) For any evidence that cannot reasonably be duplicated, retain the evidence in accordance with NIST procedures for preserving evidence as described in [§ 270.330](/cfr/15/270.330.md) of this subpart, and upon completion of the duties for which retention of the evidence is necessary, transfer the evidence to NIST.

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 4694, Jan. 30, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 24345, May 7, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 107-231, 116 Stat. 1471 (15 U.S.C. 7301 et seq. ).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 4694, Jan. 30, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 4694, Jan. 30, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 24345, May 7, 2003]