Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§170509 Records and inspection

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1705— - POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A. › § 170509

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

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

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §170509

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

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 17050936:2510.July 23, 1984, Pub. L. 98–372, § 10, 98 Stat. 1240. In this section, 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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

36 U.S.C. § 170509

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73