§ 1254.18 - Removal or mutilation of documents.

Researchers may not remove documents from a research room. Removing or mutilating documents is forbidden by law and is punishable by fine or imprisonment or both (18 U.S.C. 2071). Researchers must check personal belongings, including briefcases, folders, coats, newspapers, or containers of any kind before entering a research room. Upon leaving, researchers must present for examination any article that could contain documents. To ensure that documents are not unlawfully removed or mutilated, the director may issue and post at the entrance to the research room instructions supplementing the rules in subpart B.