(a)        Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a holder required to file a report under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-60 shall maintain the records containing the information required to be included in the report for five years after the holder files the report, unless a shorter period is provided by rule of the Treasurer.

(b)        A business association that sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this State, traveler’s checks, money orders, or similar instruments other than third-party bank checks, on which the business association is directly liable, shall maintain a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue, for three years after the holder files the report. ?(1999-460, s. 6; 2012-187, s. 9.)