§ 1.6   Availability of station logs and records for Commission inspection.

   (a) Station records and logs shall be made available for inspection or
   duplication at the request of the Commission or its representative. Such
   logs  or  records  may  be removed from the licensee's possession by a
   Commission representative or, upon request, shall be mailed by the licensee
   to the Commission by either registered mail, return receipt requested, or
   certified  mail, return receipt requested. The return receipt shall be
   retained by the licensee as part of the station records until such records
   or logs are returned to the licensee. A receipt shall be furnished when the
   logs or records are removed from the licensee's possession by a Commission
   representative and this receipt shall be retained by the licensee as part of
   the station records until such records or logs are returned to the licensee.
   When the Commission has no further need for such records or logs, they shall
   be returned to the licensee. The provisions of this rule shall apply solely
   to those station logs and records which are required to be maintained by the
   provisions of this chapter.

   (b)  Where records or logs are maintained as the official records of a
   recognized law enforcement agency and the removal of the records from the
   possession of the law enforcement agency will hinder its law enforcement
   activities, such records will not be removed pursuant to this section if the
   chief of the law enforcement agency promptly certifies in writing to the
   Federal Communications Commission that removal of the logs or records will
   hinder law enforcement activities of the agency, stating insofar as feasible
   the basis for his decision and the date when it can reasonably be expected
   that such records will be released to the Federal Communications Commission.

   return arrow Back to Top