Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§220709 Records and Inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2207 — UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II › § 220709
Summary
The corporation must keep accurate financial records, the 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 addresses. Any voting member—or the member’s agent or lawyer—may look at the corporation’s records for a proper reason at a reasonable time.
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Title 36, §220709
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(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) 22070936:1810.Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–83, § 10, 95 Stat. 1095. 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. § 220709
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110