Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§154509 Records and Inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1545 — NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA › § 154509
Summary
The corporation must keep correct financial records, keep meeting minutes for its members, board, and any committees that act with board powers, and keep at its main office a list of voting members with their addresses. Any voting member, or that member’s agent or lawyer, can inspect those records for a proper purpose at a reasonable time.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §154509
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(a)Records.—
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)Inspection.—
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) 15450936:2810.Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–520, § 10, 98 Stat. 2429. 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. In subsection (a)(2), the words “proceedings of” are substituted for “proceeding of the corporation involving” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 154509
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110