Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§130308 Records and inspection

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1303— - LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED › § 130308

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation must keep three kinds of records: accurate financial accounts; written minutes of meetings of members, the board, and any committees that act like the board; and, at its main office, a list of voting members with their names and addresses. Any voting member, or that member’s agent or lawyer, may look at these records for any proper purpose during reasonable hours.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §130308

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The corporation shall keep—

(1)correct and complete records of account;

(2)minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of its board of directors; and

(3)at its principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.

(b)A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 13030836:643.Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, § 13, 69 Stat. 489. The word “records” is substituted for “books and records” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 130308

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73