516.12  Records to be kept by licensee.--

(1)  The licensee shall keep and use in her or his business such books, accounts, and records in accordance with sound and accepted accounting practices to enable the department to determine whether such licensee is complying with the provisions of this chapter and with the rules and regulations lawfully made by the department hereunder. Every licensee shall preserve such books, accounts, and records, including cards used in the card system, if any, for at least 2 years after making the final entry on any loan recorded therein.

(2)  A licensee, operating two or more licensed places of business in this state, may maintain the books, accounts, and records of all such offices at any one of such offices, or at any other office maintained by such licensee, upon the filing of a written request with the department designating therein the office at which such records are maintained.