§ 270.310 - Evidence collected by investigation participants who are not NIST employees.

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Upon receipt of evidence pursuant to an investigation under the Act, each investigation participant who is not a NIST employee shall:

As soon as practicable, transfer the original evidence to NIST, and retain a copy of the evidence only if necessary to carry out their duties under the investigation; and

For any evidence that cannot reasonably be duplicated, retain the evidence in accordance with NIST procedures for preserving evidence as described in § 270.330 of this subpart, and upon completion of the duties for which retention of the evidence is necessary, transfer the evidence to NIST.