[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 9] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 21CFR1305.27] [Page 78] TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER II--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PART 1305_ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES-- Table of Contents Subpart C_Electronic Orders Sec. 1305.27 Preservation of electronic orders. (a) A purchaser must, for each order filled, retain the original signed order and all linked records for that order for two years. The purchaser must also retain all copies of each unaccepted or defective order and each linked statement. (b) A supplier must retain each original order filled and the linked records for two years. (c) If electronic order records are maintained on a central server, the records must be readily retrievable at the registered location.