# 31 C.F.R. § 0.208 (2026): Care of agency records

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T31_P0_S0_208

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 C.F.R. § 0.208 (2026)
- **Heading:** Care of agency records
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 31 CFR: Money and Finance: Treasury / Part 0: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY EMPLOYEE RULES OF CONDUCT / Subpart B: Rules of Conduct / § 0.208: § 0.208   Care of agency records.

## Text

(a) Employees shall not remove, alter, destroy, mutilate, access, copy, or retain documents or data in the custody of the federal government or provided to them in the course of their employment, without proper authorization.
(b) The term “documents” includes, but is not limited to, any written, printed, typed or other graphic material, recording, computer tape, disk or hard drive, storage medium, blueprint, photograph, or other physical object on which information is recorded, including all copies of the foregoing by whatever means made, and any electronic file, data, or information stored on or created on a government computer, database, application, program, network, or storage medium.

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