Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 1602
( 14-3-1602)
(a) A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records: (1) Its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all
amendments to them currently in effect; (2) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them
currently in effect; (3) Resolutions adopted by either its members or board of
directors increasing or decreasing the number of directors or the
classification of directors, or relating to the characteristics,
qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or
any class or category of members; (4) Resolutions adopted by either its members or board of
directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights,
limitations, and obligations of members or any class or category
of members; (5) The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all
actions approved by the members for the past three years; (6) All written communications to members generally within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years under Code Section 14-3-1620; (7) A list of the names and business or home addresses of its
current directors and officers; and (8) Its most recent annual report delivered to the Secretary of State under Code Section 14-3-1622. (b) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time
and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the
corporation described in subsection (a) of this Code section if the
member gives the corporation written notice or a written demand at
least five business days before the date on which the member wishes
to inspect and copy. (c) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time
and reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the
following records of the corporation if the member meets the
requirements of subsection (d) of this Code section and gives the
corporation written notice at least five business days before the
date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy: (1) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of
directors, records of any action of a committee of the board of
directors while acting in place of the board of directors on
behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meeting of the members,
and records of action taken by the members or the board of
directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to
inspection under subsection (a) of this Code section; (2) Accounting records of the corporation; and (3) Subject to Code Section 14-3-1605, the membership list. (d) A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (c) of this Code section only if: (1) The member's demand is made in good faith and for a proper
purpose that is reasonably relevant to the member's legitimate
interest as a member; (2) The member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose
and the records the member desires to inspect; (3) The records are directly connected with this purpose; and (4) The records are to be used only for the stated purpose. (e) This Code section does not affect: (1) The right of a member to inspect records under Code Section 14-3-720 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant; or (2) The power of a court, independently of this chapter, to compel
the production of corporate records for examination. |