Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§22709 Records and Inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 227 — AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS) › § 22709
Summary
Corporation must keep financial records, minutes, and at its registered/principal office the names and addresses of voting members. A member or their agent/attorney may inspect these for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
Full Legal Text
Title 36, §22709
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, executive committee, and committees having any of the authority of its executive committee; and
(3)at its registered or principal office, a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote.
(b)Inspection.—
A member, 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) 2270936:67m.July 23, 1947, ch. 298, § 14, 61 Stat. 408. The word “records” is substituted for “books and records” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 22709
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110