I have been looking into the retention of bylaws, charters and articles of incorporation. I could not find any law or regulation that specifically states the length of time these documents should be retained. From a business standpoint and just plain common sense I understand that they should be retained indefinitely to document the existence of a business. I was wondering if anyone on the list knows of any law or regulation specifically stating charters, articles of incorporation and bylaws must be retained permanently? The closest I have come is 26 USC Section 6001. It does not come out and say these specific documents must be kept indefinitely but suggests records of this type should be kept on a permanent basis. I also found in "The Comments of ARMA International Regarding the Record Retention Proposal of the Federal Housing Finance Agency" ARMA's suggestion that historical records, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, and charters, be kept for the life of the organization. Any help provided by the list will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Robert Thys
Corporate Records
MITRE Corporation
202 Burlington Rd.
Mail Stop D460
Bedford, MA 01730-1420
(781)271-2497
(781)271-3877 Fax




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