Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§140709 Records and inspection
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Summary
The corporation must keep accounts, meeting minutes, and at its main office the names and addresses of voting members; they or their agent/attorney may view records for a proper purpose at reasonable times.
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Title 36, §140709
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.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 14070936:5011.Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, title XVIII, § 1811, 106 Stat. 2583. The word “records” is substituted for “books and records” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “Nothing in this section shall be construed to contravene any applicable State law” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 140709
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73