Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73
§70309 Records and inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 703— - FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS › § 70309
Summary
Keep accurate, complete account records; keep minutes of meetings of members, the board, and any committees that act with board authority; and keep at its principal office a list of voting members’ names and addresses. A voting member, or that member’s agent or attorney, may inspect those records for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
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Title 36, §70309
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) 7030936:2210.Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–427, § 10, 96 Stat. 2266. 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. In subsection (a)(2), the words “having authority under the board of directors” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 70309
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73