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Re: Destruction of notes and data
Posted by:
Jim Mazerat (IP Logged)
Date: February 17, 2007 11:14AM
Pat:
What if I take my notes on a digital recorder them transfer this information to another media for the purpose of retention. How do I retain that original information?
This addresses just the civil end of investigations. How is the investigator to know when the investigation is closed. In most cases the client will say to close our investigation and they will be continuing the investigation. I have had cases that I will receive a call from an attorney two to three years after I conducted my investigation and during this time I had no idea they were proceeding with the investigation. Was it OK to destroy the field notes when they said to close the investigation? Without knowing there is an investigation how long should I keep the notes. How do I know a third party, not my client, may file a suit against me?
It is easy to say keep the notes, but how do we define for how long.
Jim