Minnesota Statutes 17A.08 – Record Keeping
Every person shall make and retain such accounts, records, and memoranda necessary to fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in the person’s business, including the true ownership of such business by stockholding or otherwise. Whenever the commissioner finds that the accounts, records, and memoranda of any such person do not fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in the person’s business, the commissioner may prescribe the manner or form and length of time for retention which such accounts, records, and memoranda shall be kept. The commissioner shall at all reasonable times have access to, for the purpose of examination, and the right to copy any documentary evidence of any person being investigated or proceeded against.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 17A.08
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's representative. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44