Sandy's post referes to this, if your a private company its probly ok, but its still best practice to keep a log history in case you need to cover your rear
Sec. 802(a) "Whoever knowingly alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, covers up, falsifies, or makes a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States or any case filed under title 11, or in relation to or contemplation of any such matter or case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both."
Rick Davidson
National Systems Manager
North American Title Group
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Sanford Whiteman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dan Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] OT: Sarbanes-Oxley
Anyhow, it looks to this layman as if your archives may be subpoenaed only if they exist. So, I changed to killing all logs at 1 week age, and archive nothing.
SOX 802 specifically provides for prison time for deletion of data "in contemplation of" matters that _are not yet under_ investigation and matters _that may not yet have begun_ at the time a deletion policy took effect.
If you are subject to SOX, an attempt to subvert future subpoenas by destroying all data could well land you in jail. As for statutes outside of SOX and NASD/SEC, the treatment may be far more lenient, but the question here was about SOX.
--Sandy
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