Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§70509 Records and Inspection
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 705— THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION › § 70509
Summary
Corporation must keep financial records, minutes, and main-office list of voting members and addresses; a voting member or their agent/attorney may inspect them for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
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Title 36, §70509
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) 7050936:583.Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 911, § 13, 68 Stat. 799. 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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36 U.S.C. § 70509
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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