Section 1-92-55 - Records to be maintained(a) Each registrant may choose to keep records of all lobbying activity separate from records of the registrant's nonlobbying activity. No registrant shall be required to make any documents regarding unregulated activity available to the Office of State Ethics in connection with an audit conducted under section 1-96a(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, except that if a registrant chooses to keep records which ordinarily and customarily integrate both regulated and unregulated activities, all such integrated records shall be made available for audit. However, in no case shall the Office of State Ethics or its staff intentionally divulge to any third party any material regarding unregulated activities revealed in connection with the audit.(b) For purposes of substantiating financial reports concerning lobbying activities on and after October 1,1991, each registrant shall obtain and preserve all documents which will provide in sufficient detail the necessary information from which the financial reports may be verified, explained, clarified and checked for accuracy and completeness. In the case of reportable expenditures unrelated to lobbying made by a registrant for the benefit of public officials, the registrant shall make available for inspection only the specific documentation necessary to verify the expenditure.(c) The registrant shall keep the records available for audit, inspection and copying by the Office of State Ethics or its authorized representatives for three years from the date of filing of the report or of changes or corrections to the report.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 1-92-55
Effective June 16, 1993; Amended January 2, 2008; amended 5/11/2023