Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60

§40508 Records and Inspection

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 405— CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA › § 40508

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The corporation must keep three kinds of records: correct financial records, minutes of meetings of members, the board, and any committees that act like the board, and at its main office a list of the names and addresses of members allowed to vote. Any voting member—or their agent or lawyer—can look at these records for a proper reason during a reasonable time.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §40508

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

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4050836:803.Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85–642, § 13, 72 Stat. 600. 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. § 40508

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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