Nonprofit Corporation Member Books and Records Inspection by State
For an ordinary domestic nonprofit corporation, what books and records may a member inspect or copy, on what demand and cost terms, and what statutory remedy follows a refusal?
Jurisdictions
50 of 51 verified, 1 with no public source
Statutes checked
Every entry, oldest check October 2, 2026
Columns
10 per state
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Free, no account needed
What this survey covers
This survey compares the records a nonprofit member can inspect or copy, how a member asks, when a purpose showing applies, and what a court may order after a refusal. A corporation's duty to keep a record does not by itself answer who may inspect it.
Why the columns stay separate
Florida § 617.1602 separates routine records from board and accounting records, the member record, and other books. Texas § 22.351 states a single written, purpose-linked inspection route. Virginia § 13.1-933 adds a membership-duration condition to its second tier. Wyoming § 17-19-1602 allows religious-corporation governing documents to limit or abolish this member right. The separate columns show those access conditions alongside timing, cost, and judicial remedy.
State by state
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| State | Eligible member and corporation | Routine records | Purpose-conditioned records | Demand form and notice | Purpose, tenure, and connection | Place, representatives, and delivery | Copies, conversion, and cost | Member list and confidentiality | Financial statements | Court remedy and special rules |
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| Alabama verified 2026-10-02 | Member of Chapter 3A membership nonprofit corporation; general § 10A-1-3.32 expressly excludes Chapter 3A (§§ 10A-3A-4.02(a), 10A-1-3.32(a)) |
Current certificate/bylaws, 3 years of member communications, member minutes/actions and director/officer list; board/committee minutes excluded (§§ 10A-3A-4.01(a), -4.02(a)) |
Financial statements and audit reports, accounting records, board/committee action excerpts and member record (§ 10A-3A-4.02(b)) |
Signed written notice at least 5 business days before inspection for both tiers; conditional demand describes purpose and records; agent authorization writing accompanies demand (§§ 10A-3A-4.02(a)–(c), -4.03(a)) |
Conditional tier: good faith, proper purpose directly related to membership, particularity and direct relation; adversarial-lawsuit exclusion; no membership-tenure floor (§ 10A-3A-4.02(c)) |
Regular hours at principal office for core records, reasonable corporation-specified location for others; authorized agent/attorney; corporation may furnish copies or electronic transmission (§§ 10A-3A-4.02(a)–(b), -4.03(a)–(b)) |
Reasonable copy charge, which may be estimated; qualifying recent member list may be furnished at corporate expense (§ 10A-3A-4.03(b)–(d)) |
Related-purpose redaction/restrictions and trade-secret withholding; prior two-year information misuse permits denial; member-list misuse/board-consent limits; meeting list has alternative-mailing route (§§ 10A-3A-4.02(d),(h), -4.06, -7.20(e)) |
Last 3 fiscal years of prepared statements and audit reports fall in purpose-conditioned tier; GAAP statements and public-accountant report supplied if prepared (§§ 10A-3A-4.01(b), -4.02(b)(1)) |
Designated court, else principal-office/registered-office circuit court; summary core and expedited other-record routes, conditional expenses; pre-Aug. 2026 corporations may elect former rules by Dec. 31, 2026 (2026 Act 495 §§ 7–8; § 10A-3A-4.04) |
| Alaska verified 2026-10-02 | Any member of a corporation under Alaska's nonprofit corporation chapter, or the member's agent or attorney (§ 10.20.131(b)) |
The inspection right in § 10.20.131(b) is conditioned on a proper purpose for all books and records |
All corporate books and records, including account books, member/board/authorized-committee minutes, and voting-member name/address record (§ 10.20.131(a)–(b)) |
Proper-purpose inspection at a reasonable time; § 10.20.131(b) states no written-demand form or advance-notice period |
Any member may inspect for any proper purpose; § 10.20.131(b) states no membership-duration threshold or defined record-to-purpose test |
Agent or attorney may inspect; voting-member record kept at registered or principal office in Alaska (§ 10.20.131(a)–(b)) |
Section 10.20.131(b) grants inspection; it does not specify copying, conversion, or a copy-charge rule |
Voting-member names and addresses must be kept in state and fall within the proper-purpose inspection rule (§ 10.20.131(a)–(b)) |
Account books fall within inspection; § 10.20.131 states no separate financial-statement delivery route |
Section 10.20.131 states the member inspection right without a specific court-remedy or fee procedure |
| Arizona verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit member of record for 6 preceding months; religious, rural-cooperative, condo, planned-community and timeshare qualifications (§ 10-11602) |
Current charter/bylaws and member resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, directors/officers, annual report and member agreement (§§ 10-11601(E), -11602(A)) |
Other board/member action excerpts, accounting records, member list, latest detailed financial statements (§ 10-11602(B)–(C)) |
Written notice to corporation under § 10-3141 at least 5 business days before inspection; applies to both tiers (§ 10-11602(A)–(B)) |
6 months of record membership for both tiers; conditional tier adds good faith, proper purpose, particularity and direct connection (§ 10-11602(A)–(C)) |
Regular hours; core records at principal office, other records at reasonable location; agent/attorney may inspect; reasonable copies and recent compiled list (§§ 10-11602, -11603) |
Reasonable labor/material copy charge capped by estimated production or reproduction; records convertible to writing (§§ 10-11601(D), -11603(B)–(C)) |
Board consent needed for nonmember-interest list use, solicitation, commercial use, sale or purchase; special religious and rural-cooperative limits (§§ 10-11602(E)–(H), -11605) |
Latest detailed statements in conditional inspection tier; written member demand for annual balance sheet/operations with accountant or officer statement, religious exception (§§ 10-11602(B)(4), -11620) |
Known-place-of-business county court may order core access summarily, other access on expedited application; conditional fees and use limits (§ 10-11604) |
| California verified 2026-10-02 | Public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious nonprofit member; type-specific rules (Corp. Code §§ 6330, 8330, 9511–9512) |
Public/mutual: accounting books and member/board/committee minutes available on purpose-related written demand (§§ 6333, 8333) |
Member list and voting rights through separate access/list routes; religious accounting/meeting records subject to document terms (§§ 6330, 8330, 9511–9512) |
Public/mutual list inspection: written purpose demand 5 business days ahead; list delivery by later of 10 business days or specified record date; books at reasonable time (§§ 6330, 8330, 6333, 8333) |
Purpose reasonably related to membership interest for list and books; public/mutual list alternatives and refusal conditions (§§ 6330, 8330, 6333, 8333) |
Public/mutual inspection in person or by agent/attorney; copying included; religious list/books may be inspected/copied at reasonable times (§§ 6311, 8311, 9511–9512) |
Public/mutual corporation pays to provide nonwritten records in written form; list-delivery route allows reasonable charge (§§ 6310, 8310, 6330(a)(2), 8330(a)(2)) |
Public/mutual list use limited to member-related purposes absent board consent; reasonable alternative may satisfy proper purpose (§§ 6330(c), 6338, 8330(c), 8338) |
Public benefit annual report usually due within 120 days, written-request protection; mutual benefit yearly notice/request route with $10,000 exemption (§§ 6321, 8321) |
Superior court may enforce refusal and order audit; conditional fees in public/mutual cases; religious documents may vary member access (§§ 6336–6337, 8336–8337, 9511–9512, 9514) |
| Colorado verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit member; beneficial owner of voting-trust interest or other established beneficial interest included (§ 7-136-102(4)) |
Articles, bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, director/officer list, periodic report and recent financials (§§ 7-136-101(5), -102(1)) |
Other corporate records, including accounts, board actions and member record, subject to 3-month/5%-vote standing and purpose test (§§ 7-136-101(1)–(3), -102(2)–(3)) |
Written demand at least 5 business days before either tier; routine at principal office during regular hours; other records at reasonable location (§ 7-136-102(1)–(2)) |
Other-record route: 3 months’ membership or 5% voting power, good faith, proper purpose related to membership, particularity and direct connection (§ 7-136-102(3)–(4)) |
Member agent or attorney shares rights; principal office for routine records, reasonable corporation-stated location for others; reasonable electronic or other copies (§§ 7-136-102(1)–(2), -103(1)–(2)) |
Nonwritten records convertible within reasonable time; reasonable labor/material copy charge capped at estimated production and reproduction; § 7-136-106 excepted (§§ 7-136-101(4), -103(3)) |
Recent member list may satisfy general demand; meeting/ballot list separately inspectable by voting member, copying subject to purpose test; board-consent use limits (§§ 7-127-201(2), 7-136-103(4), -105) |
On written request, mail most recent annual and most recently published financial statements, if any, detailing assets, liabilities and operations (§ 7-136-106) |
District court at in-state principal office, else registered-agent county, else Denver; summary orders, conditional costs/fees and possible damages, use limits; articles/bylaws cannot curtail inspection (§§ 7-136-102(5), -104) |
| Connecticut verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Connecticut nonstock corporation; meeting list route is for members entitled to vote (§§ 33-1070(b), 33-1236(a)–(b)) |
Current certificate/bylaws, three years of member minutes and financial statements, current director/officer list, and latest annual report (§§ 33-1235(e), 33-1236(a)) |
Other board, committee, and member action excerpts; accounting records; membership list (§ 33-1236(b)–(c)) |
Both tiers: written notice at least five business days before inspection; conditional demand describes purpose and records particularly (§ 33-1236(a)–(c)) |
Conditioned tier: good faith, proper purpose, reasonable particularity, direct connection; no tenure threshold specified (§ 33-1236(c)) |
Regular business hours; routine records at principal office, conditioned records at corporation-specified reasonable place; agents/attorneys same rights; list may be furnished (§§ 33-1236(a)–(b), 33-1237(a),(c)) |
Reasonable xerographic/other copies including available requested electronic transmission; record must be convertible; charge capped at estimated production, reproduction or transmission cost (§§ 33-1235(d), 33-1237(b),(d)) |
List is conditioned-tier record; separate meeting-list inspection for voting members, with copying subject to purpose test; court may restrict use/distribution (§§ 33-1070(b)–(d), 33-1236(c), 33-1238(d)) |
Three years of annual statements are routine inspectable records; annual statements include balance sheet and receipts/disbursements statement, with accountant report if applicable (§§ 33-1235(e)(4), 33-1236(a), 33-1241) |
Superior Court may summarily order routine records at corporate expense or expedite other-record application; costs/fees generally awarded with good-faith refusal exception; governing documents cannot cut inspection right (§§ 33-1236(d), 33-1238) |
| Delaware verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Delaware nonprofit nonstock corporation; § 114(a) treats stockholder references as member references (§§ 114(a), 220(b)(1),(5)) |
No unconditional member tier; § 220(b)(2) applies good-faith proper-purpose conditions to books and records |
Defined books and records include charter/bylaws, recent member actions and communications, board records/materials, and 3 years of annual financial statements; member list/ledger also covered (§ 220(a)(1),(b)(1)–(2)) |
Written demand under oath, directed to Delaware registered office or principal business, identifying purpose and records with reasonable particularity; agent attaches authority (§ 220(b)(2),(5)–(7)) |
Good faith and proper purpose reasonably related to membership; records sought must be specifically related to purpose (§ 220(a)(2),(b)(2)) |
Inspect during usual business hours in person or by attorney/agent; may make copies/extracts; subsidiary access subject to possession/control tests (§ 220(b)(1),(6)) |
Member may make copies/extracts; court-ordered member list may require advance payment of reasonable furnishing cost (§ 220(b)(1),(c)) |
Corporation may impose reasonable confidentiality/use/distribution restrictions and redact unrelated portions; list cases shift improper-purpose burden in court (§ 220(b)(3),(c)) |
Annual financial statements for prior 3 years are defined inspectable books and records on sworn proper-purpose route (§ 220(a)(1)(g),(b)(1)–(2)) |
After refusal or 5-business-day silence, Court of Chancery has exclusive entitlement jurisdiction; §§ 220(e)–(g) limit records court may order, with narrow extensions; 2025 act applies to new demands (§ 220(c),(e)–(g); 85 Del. Laws ch. 6 § 3) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a D.C. nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares inspection and copying rights (§§ 29-413.02(a)–(b), -413.03(a)) |
Current governing documents, 3 years of action records and general communications, current directors/officers, latest biennial report (§§ 29-413.01(e), -413.02(a)) |
Other member/board/committee action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 29-413.02(b)–(c)) |
Signed notice in record form at least 5 business days before either inspection tier; conditional demand describes purpose and records particularly (§ 29-413.02(a)–(c)) |
Conditional tier requires good faith, proper purpose, particular description, and direct record-to-purpose connection (§ 29-413.02(c)) |
Core records at principal office; conditional records at reasonable corporation-specified location during business hours; agent or attorney may act (§§ 29-413.02(a)–(b), -413.03(a)) |
Reasonable copies, including available requested electronic transmission; charge capped at estimated production, reproduction or transmission cost (§ 29-413.03(b),(d)) |
Board-consent restrictions on list use; corporation may furnish a current list at its expense or offer a timely alternative under meeting-list route (§§ 29-413.03(c), -413.07, -405.20(f)) |
Latest annual balance sheet and operations statement furnished on member record-form demand; reasonable copying charge; accountant or officer report accompanies (§ 29-413.20) |
Superior Court may summarily order core access or expedite other-record application; ordered access usually brings costs and reasonable attorney fees, subject to good-faith-doubt exception (§§ 29-413.02(d), -413.04) |
| Florida verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit member; includes voting-trust or nominee beneficial owner; subsidiary records also covered (§ 617.1602(11), (13)) |
Articles, bylaws, recent member minutes/communications, director/officer list, annual report; board records excluded from this tier (§§ 617.1601(1), .1602(1)) |
Board/committee excerpts, accounting, member record, and other books; good-faith proper purpose plus direct link (§ 617.1602(2)–(3)) |
Written notice at least 5 business days before inspection for either tier; particular purpose and records for conditional tier (§ 617.1602(1)–(3)) |
Proper purpose reasonably related to member interest; conditional records require good faith, particularity, and direct connection (§ 617.1602(3), (12)) |
Regular business hours at principal office or reasonable corporation-selected place; agent/attorney same rights; copies may satisfy (§§ 617.1602(1)–(2), .1603(1)–(2)) |
Reasonable copy charge capped at estimated production cost; corporation pays routine-record conversion, member pays conditional-record conversion/compilation (§ 617.1603(3)) |
Reasonable conditional-record confidentiality limits; specified improper-use refusal; member list limited to member-related use absent board consent (§ 617.1602(4), (8)–(10)) |
Written member request for latest annual statements; 5-business-day delivery if ready, otherwise notice within 5 and delivery within 60 days or justified extra time (§ 617.1605(1)–(4)) |
Expedited circuit court inspection application; cost award subject to good-faith refusal exceptions; 2026 revision compiled (§§ 617.1604(1)–(3), .1602 history) |
| Georgia verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit member; agent or attorney has same inspection/copying right (§§ 14-3-1602(b)–(c), -1603(a)) |
Current articles/bylaws, listed resolutions, recent member minutes/communications, officers/directors, annual registration (§ 14-3-1602(a)–(b)) |
Board/committee excerpts, accounting records, and member list; extra good-faith purpose and direct-connection test (§ 14-3-1602(c)–(d)) |
Written notice/demand at least 5 business days before inspection for either tier; particular records/purpose for conditional tier (§ 14-3-1602(b)–(d)) |
Conditional tier: good faith, proper purpose reasonably relevant to member interest, particularity, direct link, stated use only (§ 14-3-1602(d)) |
Reasonable time/location set by corporation; member agent/attorney same rights (§§ 14-3-1602(b)–(c), -1603(a)) |
Reasonable copy charge capped at estimated cost; written conversion of nonwritten record free on written request (§ 14-3-1603(b)–(d)) |
Conditional member-list access; reasonable confidentiality limits; unrelated/commercial/sale uses barred absent board consent (§§ 14-3-1602(c),(e), -1605) |
Member written/electronic request reaches latest prepared annual financial statements (§ 14-3-1620(a)) |
Superior court may order ordinary-tier access summarily and other access expeditiously; conditional cost award (§ 14-3-1604(a)–(d)) |
| Hawaii verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Hawaii nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares inspection/copying rights (§§ 414D-302, -303(a)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions and furnished statements, current officers/directors, latest annual report (§§ 414D-301(e), -302(a)) |
Other action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 414D-302(b)–(c)) |
Written notice or demand at least 5 business days ahead for core records; written notice at least 5 business days ahead with particular purpose and record description for other records (§ 414D-302(a)–(c)) |
Conditional tier requires good-faith proper purpose, particular description, and direct connection to records (§ 414D-302(c)) |
Reasonable corporation-specified time/location; agent or attorney shares rights; reasonable copies may be supplied (§§ 414D-302(a)–(b), -303(a)–(b)) |
Supplied copies may carry reasonable labor/material charge capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§ 414D-303(b)–(c)) |
Fresh compiled list may satisfy demand; board consent needed for unrelated, commercial, sale, public-publication or specified solicitation uses (§§ 414D-303(d), -305) |
Written member demand for latest annual balance sheet and operations statement, with accountant or officer report (§ 414D-306) |
County court may summarily order core access or expedite other-record access, with cost/fee rule; meeting-list route has distinct timing and labor-union copy exception (§§ 414D-109, -304) |
| Idaho verified 2026-10-02 | Member of an Idaho nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares the member's rights (§§ 30-30-1102–1103) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions, 7 years of general communications, current officers/directors, latest annual report (§§ 30-30-1101(5), -1102(1)) |
Other meeting/action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 30-30-1102(2)–(3)) |
Written notice or demand at least 15 business days before core inspection; written notice at least 15 business days and a particular purpose/record description for other records (§ 30-30-1102(1)–(3)) |
Conditional tier needs good faith, proper purpose reasonably related to membership, particular description and direct record connection; board determines proper purpose (§ 30-30-1102(3)) |
Corporation specifies reasonable time/location; agent or attorney shares access; reasonable copies may be furnished (§§ 30-30-1102(1)–(2), -1103(1)–(2)) |
Charge for provided copies may cover reasonable labor/material, capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§ 30-30-1103(2)–(3)) |
Fresh member list may satisfy demand; board-consent rule limits unrelated use, solicitation, commercial use, and sale (§§ 30-30-1103(4), -1104) |
Written member demand for latest annual statements with balance sheet and operations statement; accountant or officer report accompanies, subject to religious-corporation articles/bylaws (§ 30-30-1105) |
Board may restrict personnel/employment records and privileged attorney communications in corporation's interests; religious articles/bylaws may limit member inspection (§ 30-30-1102(4)–(5)) |
| Illinois verified 2026-10-02 | Voting member for ordinary account/minutes inspection; specified residential cooperative transfer list available to any member (§ 107.75(a)–(b)) |
Single voting-member proper-purpose route for account books and minutes (§ 107.75(a)) |
Account books/records and member, board, authorized-committee minutes; proper purpose required (§ 107.75(a)) |
Written demand stating particular records and purpose; inspection at a reasonable time (§ 107.75(a)) |
Proper purpose required; member proves it for accounts, corporation disproves it for minutes in court (§ 107.75(a)) |
Inspection personally or by agent at reasonable times; voting-member record kept at registered/principal office (§ 107.75(a)) |
Inspection right includes making extracts from accounts and minutes (§ 107.75(a)) |
Voting-member names/address record maintained; special residential cooperative transfer list open to any member (§ 107.75(a)–(b)) |
Account books and records available to voting member through proper-purpose demand (§ 107.75(a)) |
Refusal permits circuit court mandamus or other proper order; purpose burden differs for accounts and minutes (§ 107.75(a)) |
| Indiana verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit corporation member; religious corporations may limit § 27-2 inspection by articles/bylaws (§ 23-17-27-2(a),(e)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, director/officer list, latest biennial report (§§ 23-17-27-1(e), -2(a)) |
Board/member action excerpts, accounting records, membership list under good-faith proper-purpose test (§ 23-17-27-2(b)–(c)) |
Core tier: written notice or demand; conditional tier: written notice; both at least 5 business days before inspection (§ 23-17-27-2(a)–(b)) |
Conditional tier: good faith, proper purpose, reasonable particularity, direct record-to-purpose connection (§ 23-17-27-2(c)) |
Reasonable time and corporation-specified reasonable location; agent/attorney needs written authority; reasonable copies may be furnished (§§ 23-17-27-2(a)–(b), -3(a)–(b)) |
Reasonable labor/material charge capped by estimated production or reproduction; records convertible to writing; recent member list may be furnished (§§ 23-17-27-1(d), -3(b)–(d)) |
Articles may restrict contributor identity and member-list inspection if member-mailing channel supplied; board-consent list-use limits (§§ 23-17-27-2(f), -5) |
Written member demand for latest annual balance sheet/operations statement, with accountant or officer report; religious-corporation articles/bylaws exception (§ 23-17-27-6) |
Circuit/superior court in principal-office county, else registered-office county; core order or expedited other-record order, conditional costs/use limits (§ 23-17-27-4) |
| Iowa verified 2026-10-02 | Member of an Iowa Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act corporation; religious articles/bylaws may restrict inspection (§ 504.1602(1),(5)) |
Current articles/bylaws and member resolutions, three years of member minutes/communications and furnished financials, leaders, latest biennial report (§§ 504.1601(5), .1602(1)) |
Other member/board/committee action excerpts, accounting records, membership list; board consent where § 504.1605 requires it (§ 504.1602(2)–(3)) |
Core tier: written notice or demand five business days ahead; conditioned tier: written notice ten business days ahead with purpose and records particularized (§ 504.1602(1)–(3)) |
Conditioned tier needs good faith, proper purpose, reasonable particularity and direct connection; no tenure threshold stated (§ 504.1602(3)) |
Reasonable time and corporation-specified reasonable location; agent/attorney same rights; corporation may supply a current member list or reasonable alternative (§§ 504.1602(1)–(2),(6), .1603(1),(4)) |
Convertible written records; reasonable photographic/xerographic/other copies; labor/material charge capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§§ 504.1601(4), .1603(2)–(3)) |
Board-consent limits on unrelated, commercial, harmful, sale and personal-information uses; ten-business-day alternative proposal; meeting-list route and sealed court access for personal data (§§ 504.711, .1602(6), .1604(5), .1605) |
Latest annual statements furnished on member written demand, accountant report if applicable; religious articles/bylaws may vary route; three years of furnished statements in core records (§§ 504.1601(5)(e), .1611) |
District court in principal/registered-office county; summary core order or expedited conditioned-record order; costs/fees unless good-faith doubt, restrictions and personal-data seal; religious carveout (§§ 504.1602(5), .1604) |
| Kansas verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit nonstock member; § 17-6014 translates stockholder references to members (§§ 17-6014(a),(d), 17-6510(b)) |
No unconditional member tier; § 17-6510(b) requires a sworn proper-purpose demand for the records it lists |
Membership ledger/list, other corporate books/records, and certain controlled subsidiary books/records (§§ 17-6014(a), 17-6510(b)) |
Written demand under oath stating purpose, directed to registered office or principal business; agent attaches authority (§ 17-6510(b)) |
Proper purpose reasonably related to member interest; § 17-6510(b) states no fixed membership-duration threshold (§§ 17-6014(a), 17-6510(b)) |
Inspect during usual business hours, personally or by attorney/agent; agent supplies power or other written authority (§ 17-6510(b)) |
May make copies/extracts; entitled inspector may request legible paper conversion; court-ordered list may carry reasonable furnishing cost (§§ 17-6510(b)–(c), 17-6514) |
For list inspection, corporation bears improper-purpose burden once status/demand shown; court may set conditions (§ 17-6510(c)) |
Books of account fall within inspectable corporate books on the sworn proper-purpose route (§§ 17-6510(b), 17-6514) |
After refusal or 5-business-day silence, district court has exclusive inspection jurisdiction; it may compel, limit or condition access (§ 17-6510(c)) |
| Kentucky verified 2026-10-02 | Any member of Chapter 273 nonprofit corporation, or member’s agent or attorney; articles/bylaws may limit or abolish right (§ 273.233) |
No purpose-free tier stated; all corporate books and records are within proper-purpose route (§ 273.233) |
All books and records, including accounts, proceedings minutes and voting-member register, for proper purpose (§ 273.233) |
§ 273.233 states no written form or advance notice clock; inspection/copying at any reasonable time (§ 273.233) |
Proper purpose required; § 273.233 gives no definition, tenure threshold, or particularity wording (§ 273.233) |
Voting-member name/address record kept at registered or Kentucky principal office; member, agent, or attorney may inspect at reasonable time (§ 273.233) |
Express inspect-and-copy right; § 273.233 states no conversion, copy-charge, or cost cap (§ 273.233) |
Voting-member name/address record required; articles/bylaws may limit or abolish inspection (§ 273.233) |
Account books are inspectable for proper purpose; § 273.233 states no separate annual-financial-statement delivery route (§ 273.233) |
§ 273.233 gives no inspection-specific court procedure or fee award; governing documents may curtail the member right (§ 273.233) |
| Louisiana verified 2026-10-02 | Every voting member of a Title 12 Chapter 2 nonprofit corporation; shareholder also named (§ 12:223(C)) |
Records in subsection A: member/board/committee meetings, share/member register, assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital/surplus, and trust funds (§ 12:223(A),(C)) |
No separate proper-purpose tier stated in § 12:223(C); access to the listed records is for voting members at reasonable time (§ 12:223(A),(C)) |
§ 12:223(C) requires no advance written demand or fixed notice period; examination at any reasonable time (§ 12:223(C)) |
Voting membership required; § 12:223(C) states no separate tenure, purpose, or record-to-purpose condition (§ 12:223(C)) |
Listed records kept at registered office; examine in person or by agent or attorney at any reasonable time (§ 12:223(A),(C)) |
Records may be written or reasonably convertible to writing; § 12:223(C) expressly grants examination, without a separate copy entitlement or cost rule (§ 12:223(B)–(C)) |
Membership record includes names/addresses by class or series, holdings and termination/transfer dates; § 12:223 states no special member-list use limit (§ 12:223(A),(C)) |
Financial books fall within subsection A; annual mailed trust-fund report within 90 days after fiscal year only if articles or trust instrument so provide (§ 12:223(A),(C)–(D)) |
§ 12:223 provides the examination right but no inspection-specific court process or fee award; special conditional trust-fund report under subsection D (§ 12:223(C)–(D)) |
| Maine verified 2026-10-02 | Voting member of a domestic nonprofit corporation, or the member's agent or attorney (§ 715(1)) |
No unconditional voting-member tier; § 715(1) applies proper purpose to all corporate books and records |
All books and records, including required account books, member/board/committee minutes, and voting-member names and addresses (§ 715(1)) |
Written notice to corporation at least 5 business days before intended inspection and copying (§ 715(1)) |
Voting member's only proper purpose is fulfilling member duties/responsibilities under articles, bylaws, or law (§ 715(1)) |
Inspection at any reasonable time by voting member, agent, or attorney; voting-member address record kept at in-state registered or principal office (§ 715(1)) |
Corporation may require reasonable cost of copies and impose reasonable use/distribution restrictions (§ 715(1)) |
Voting-member names/addresses record is part of corporate books; corporation may impose reasonable use/distribution restrictions (§ 715(1)) |
Books and records of account are within the voting-member proper-purpose inspection route (§ 715(1)) |
Superior Court may order inspection/copying after refusal or unreasonable restriction; costs/fees follow unless good-faith doubt proven (§ 715(2)) |
| Maryland verified 2026-10-02 | Nonstock corporation member is included in “stockholder”; directors count as members if the corporation has none (§§ 1-101(bb), 5-201, 5-204) |
Bylaws, minutes of member proceedings, annual statements of affairs; voting-trust item concerns stock arrangements (§§ 2-512(a), 5-201) |
§ 2-513 books, ledger, sworn affairs statement and list require 5% of outstanding shares for 6 months; this stock threshold does not furnish an ordinary nonstock-member tier (§§ 2-513(b)–(c), 5-202(a)) |
Written or electronic request to officer, resident agent, or designated records agent; documents available within 7 days; inspection during usual business hours (§ 2-512(a)–(b)) |
§ 2-512 states no purpose or membership-tenure condition for its listed documents; § 2-513’s six-month and 5%-share threshold is stock-based (§§ 2-512(a), 2-513(b)) |
Member or agent may inspect during usual business hours; corporation places requested documents at principal office or transmits them electronically (§ 2-512(a)–(b)) |
§ 2-512 permits copying; entitled requester can demand clearly legible written conversion of electronically maintained records; no copy charge is stated there (§§ 2-114(c), 2-512(a)) |
Stock-ledger/list access in § 2-513 is keyed to stock shares; no separate nonstock member-list route or use restriction is stated in §§ 2-512–513 |
Annual statement includes balance sheet and operations statement, filed after annual meeting or within 120 days after fiscal year if meeting waived; inspectable under § 2-512 (§§ 2-313, 2-512(a)) |
§§ 2-512–513 state no inspection-specific court procedure or fee award; § 5-204 makes directors members when there are no members; § 1-101 page includes Oct. 1, 2026 replacement text with same stockholder definition (§§ 1-101(bb), 5-204) |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-10-02 | Chapter 180 nonprofit member; § 10C applies Chapter 156B, § 32 with member substitution (ch. 180, §§ 3, 10C; ch. 156B, § 32) |
Articles, bylaws, incorporator/member meeting records, and membership/transfer records (ch. 180, § 10C; ch. 156B, § 32) |
One § 32 inspection route; stock/member-record refusal defense for list sale or use outside member interest (ch. 180, § 10C; ch. 156B, § 32) |
Section 32 addresses an officer's refusal to exhibit records; it specifies no advance notice period or required written form (ch. 156B, § 32) |
Section 32 states no tenure threshold; member-list defense turns on sale or use outside applicant's member interest (ch. 156B, § 32) |
Keep records in Massachusetts at principal office or transfer-agent, clerk, or resident-agent office; court may designate display place/time (ch. 156B, § 32) |
Legible exhibition is required; § 32 specifies no copy-delivery right or copying charge (ch. 156B, § 32) |
Refusal defense in stated proceedings if purpose is selling list/information or use outside member's interest in corporate affairs (ch. 156B, § 32) |
Section 32 lists organizational and membership records and sets no annual financial-statement delivery timetable (ch. 156B, § 32) |
Actual damages for refusal/neglect; Supreme Judicial or Superior Court may order legible exhibition; special list-purpose defense (ch. 156B, § 32) |
| Michigan verified 2026-10-02 | Member of record of stock- or membership-basis corporation; voting-trust certificate holder included (§ 450.2487(2),(6)) |
No separate general core-record tier; § 450.2487(2) applies its proper-purpose test to the inspection route |
Stock ledger, shareholder/member list, other books and records for proper purpose; subject to § 450.2487(7) limits (§ 450.2487(2),(7)) |
Written, particularized purpose-and-record demand delivered to registered office or principal business; 5-business-day refusal trigger (§ 450.2487(2)–(3)) |
Record member; purpose reasonably related to member interest; requested records directly connected (§ 450.2487(2),(9)(a)) |
Regular business hours; attorney/agent may act with written authority; demand to registered office or principal business (§ 450.2487(2)) |
Copy/extract right; reasonable copy labor/material charge; free written conversion for entitled inspector (§§ 450.2485, 450.2487(9)(b)) |
Articles/bylaws/board may limit inspection on specified good-faith findings; limited list triggers alternative member communication (§ 450.2487(7)–(8)) |
On written request, mail preceding-year balance sheet/income statement and prepared funds statement (§ 450.2487(1)) |
After 5 business days or unreasonable conditions, county circuit court may compel; burdens differ for list versus other records; conditional fees (§ 450.2487(3),(5)) |
| Minnesota verified 2026-10-02 | Member of Chapter 317A corporation; agent or attorney may inspect; voting-member condition governs meeting list (§§ 317A.461, .439) |
No purpose-free general tier; registered-office articles, bylaws, accounting records, voting agreements, and 6 years of member/board/committee minutes require proper purpose (§ 317A.461, subds. 1–2) |
All documents in § 317A.461 subds. 1 and 3 inspectable for proper purpose reasonably tied to member interest (§ 317A.461, subd. 2) |
General inspection: proper purpose and reasonable time, no fixed advance period stated; financial statement upon request; meeting-list copying on written demand (§§ 317A.461, subds. 2–3; .439, subd. 2) |
Proper purpose reasonably related to member interest; no tenure or voting-percentage threshold stated for § 317A.461 inspection (§ 317A.461, subd. 2) |
Core records kept at registered office; member agent or attorney may inspect at reasonable time; meeting list at registered office or noticed meeting-city place (§§ 317A.461, subds. 1–2; .439, subd. 2) |
Reasonable fee for providing copies; computerized records converted to legible, organized form on entitled requester’s demand, at copying-cost bearer’s expense (§ 317A.461, subds. 5–6) |
Voting member may inspect meeting list for member communication; written demand to copy at member expense; proper-purpose use only; neighborhood-organization exception (§ 317A.439, subds. 2, 5–6) |
Upon request give prior annual period operations/income/surplus statement and closing balance sheet; subsection 3 documents also inspectable for proper purpose (§ 317A.461, subds. 2–3) |
Wrongful § 317A.461 denial: injunction, damages, costs and reasonable attorney fees; meeting-list district court may order copying, postpone meeting and fees; protective orders for misuse (§§ 317A.461, subds. 4, 7; .439, subds. 3, 5) |
| Mississippi verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a domestic nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares member's rights (§§ 79-11-285, -287(1)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions and general communications, current officers/directors, latest annual report (§§ 79-11-283(5), -285(1)) |
Other meeting/action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list after § 79-11-285(3) showing (§ 79-11-285(2)–(3)) |
Written notice at least 5 business days before inspection; conditional tier describes purpose and records with reasonable particularity (§ 79-11-285(1)–(3)) |
Conditional tier: good faith, proper purpose, particular description, and records directly connected to purpose; no membership-duration term stated (§ 79-11-285(3)) |
Reasonable time and corporation-specified reasonable location; agent/attorney may act; reasonable copies may be supplied electronically if available and requested (§§ 79-11-285(1)–(2), -287(1)–(2)) |
Corporation may charge reasonable labor/material cost for provided copies, capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§ 79-11-287(2)–(3)) |
Without board consent, list use must relate to membership; solicitation, commercial use and sale restricted; fresh compiled list may satisfy demand (§§ 79-11-287(4), -291) |
Accounting records are in purpose-conditioned tier; inspection is governed by the 5-business-day demand (§ 79-11-285(2)(b),(3)) |
Chancery court may summarily order core-record access at corporation expense; other demands get expedited hearing; costs/fees on order unless good-faith doubt proven (§ 79-11-289) |
| Missouri verified 2026-10-02 | Member; resident class paying >50% of operating expenses; beneficiary/recipient if no members and self-perpetuating board (§ 355.826(1)–(2),(6)) |
No unconditional member tier; required corporate records in § 355.826(1) still face purpose/connection test in subsection 3 (§§ 355.821, .826) |
Required corporate records, other board/member-action records, financial statements; donor/gift/art-object disclosure exception (§§ 355.821, .826(1)–(3)) |
Written notice or demand at least 5 business days before § 355.826(1) inspection; written notice for subsection 2 (§ 355.826(1)–(2)) |
Reasonably particular purpose and records; direct connection for both tiers (§ 355.826(3)) |
Reasonable time and corporation-specified location; agent/attorney shares rights; beneficiary may designate one (§§ 355.826(1)–(2),(6), .831(1)) |
Reasonable photographic/other copies; labor/material charge capped by estimated production/reproduction; written conversion (§§ 355.821(4), .831(2)–(3)) |
Board consent for nonmember-interest, commercial, sale/purchase and listed solicitation uses; church limit; § 355.831(4) has mismatched list cross-reference (§§ 355.826(5), .831(4), .841) |
Written member/resident demand for latest annual balance sheet/operations plus accountant or officer report; church-document exception (§ 355.846) |
Circuit court may summarily order subsection 1 access or expedite other access; costs/fees unless good cause for refusal; use limits (§ 355.836) |
| Montana verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Montana nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares rights (§§ 35-2-907, -908(1)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions and financial statements, current officers/directors, latest annual report (§§ 35-2-906(5), -907(1)) |
Other action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 35-2-907(2)–(3)) |
Written notice or demand at least 5 business days before core inspection; written notice at least 5 business days before conditional inspection (§ 35-2-907(1)–(3)) |
Conditional records require good-faith proper purpose, reasonably particular purpose/records description, and direct connection (§ 35-2-907(3)) |
Reasonable corporation-specified time/location; agent or attorney shares rights; reasonable copies may be furnished (§§ 35-2-907(1)–(2), -908(1)–(2)) |
Supplied-copy charge may cover reasonable labor/material, capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§ 35-2-908(2)–(3)) |
Fresh compiled list may satisfy demand; board consent required for unrelated, commercial, sale or specified solicitation uses (§§ 35-2-908(4), -910) |
Written request by any member for most recent financial statements showing assets, liabilities and operations in reasonable detail (§ 35-2-911) |
District court may summarily order core access or expedite other-record case, with fee rule; religious articles/bylaws may limit member rights; meeting-list route separate (§§ 35-2-535, -907(5), -909) |
| Nebraska verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Nebraska nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney has the member's rights (§§ 21-19,166–167) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions and communications, current officers/directors, and latest biennial report (§§ 21-19,165(e), -166(a)) |
Other meeting/action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 21-19,166(b)–(c)) |
Written notice or demand at least 5 business days ahead for core records; written notice at least 5 business days ahead plus particular purpose and records for other records (§ 21-19,166(a)–(c)) |
Conditional tier requires good faith, proper purpose, particular description, and records directly connected to purpose (§ 21-19,166(c)) |
Corporation specifies reasonable time and location; agent or attorney shares rights; reasonable copies may be furnished (§§ 21-19,166(a)–(b), -167(a)–(b)) |
Provided copies may carry reasonable labor/material charge capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§ 21-19,167(b)–(c)) |
Fresh list may satisfy demand; without board consent list use must relate to member interest, with solicitation, commercial-use, and sale limits (§§ 21-19,167(d), -169) |
Written member demand for latest annual statements with balance sheet and operations statement, subject to religious-corporation articles/bylaws; accountant or officer report accompanies (§ 21-19,170) |
District court may order core access summarily at corporation expense or other access on expedited application; fees generally follow order; religious articles/bylaws may limit member inspection (§§ 21-19,166(e), -168) |
| Nevada verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit member of record for at least 6 months or group of at least 5% for ledger; person authorized by at least 15% for financial records (§§ 82.181(3), 82.186(1)) |
Members' ledger only through six-month or 5%-group demand; no general unqualified member-record tier (§ 82.181(1),(3)) |
Books of account and all financial records on written authority of at least 15% of members; not available under this section when detailed annual statement is free (§ 82.186(1),(6)) |
At least 5 days' written demand for ledger and financial records; agent demand includes signed power of attorney; affidavit may be required (§§ 82.181(3),(5),(8), 82.186(1),(3)) |
Ledger: 6-month record membership or 5% group; financial books: 15% written authorization; refusal of membership-interest affidavit can justify denial (§§ 82.181(3),(5), 82.186(1),(3)) |
Usual/normal business hours, member or authorized agent/attorney; if required records unavailable in Nevada, registered-agent demand triggers copies within 10 business days (§ 82.181(3)–(4),(8); § 82.186(1)) |
Ledger copying may use reasonable photographic/xerographic means, with reasonable labor/material/copy charge; financial extracts paid by inspector; entitled inspector may request paper conversion (§§ 82.181(9)–(10), 82.186(2), 82.188(2)) |
Affidavit may be demanded; commercial, sale, solicitation and unrelated list uses furnish defense; $25-per-day state forfeiture for ledger-access neglect/refusal (§ 82.181(3),(5)–(6)) |
Free detailed annual financial statement makes § 82.186 financial-record rights/remedies unavailable; otherwise 15%-authorized financial-record inspection (§ 82.186(1),(6)) |
Court retains power to compel books in proper case; prevailing party in § 82.186 enforcement gets costs/fees, losing party owes them; improper-use defenses apply (§§ 82.181(7), 82.186(4)–(5)) |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-10-02 | Chapter 292 voluntary corporation may have members or none; articles or bylaws establish membership (§ 292:6-b(I)) |
Chapter 292 states no general routine member-record tier for an ordinary voluntary corporation; § 292:8-m(III) is HOA-specific and future-effective |
Chapter 292 states no general proper-purpose member-record tier for an ordinary voluntary corporation; § 292:8-m(III) concerns HOAs |
No general Chapter 292 member-inspection demand clock; the HOA-only § 292:8-m(III)(b) starts January 1, 2027 |
No general Chapter 292 member-inspection purpose or tenure test; membership itself follows articles or bylaws (§§ 292:6-b(I), 292:8-m(III)) |
No general Chapter 292 member-inspection place or representative rule; future § 292:8-m(III)(b) covers HOAs only |
No general Chapter 292 member-copying schedule; future § 292:8-m(III)(d) covers HOA copies only |
No general Chapter 292 member-list inspection or use rule; future § 292:8-m(III) concerns HOA records |
No general Chapter 292 member annual-statement demand; future § 292:8-m(III)(a) includes HOA statements |
No general Chapter 292 statutory member-inspection remedy; § 292:8-m(III) creates an HOA-only records route effective January 1, 2027 |
| New Jersey verified 2026-10-02 | 6-month record member, or holder/written designee of 5% of a class or series; court route can waive those thresholds (§ 15A:5-24(c)–(d)) |
Qualifying members may examine member-meeting minutes and member record for proper purpose (§ 15A:5-24(c)) |
Books/accounts and board/executive minutes may be compelled by court on proof of proper purpose (§ 15A:5-24(a),(d)) |
At least 5 days’ written demand for member minutes/record; member record available within 10 days after demand (§ 15A:5-24(a),(c)) |
Proper purpose plus 6-month membership or 5% class/series route; court may act regardless of tenure/holding (§ 15A:5-24(c)–(d)) |
Usual business hours; in person or agent/attorney; records where kept, member record at in-state registered/principal office (§ 15A:5-24(a),(c)) |
Member may make extracts; corporation converts nonwritten records without charge on entitled person’s written request (§ 15A:5-24(a),(c)) |
Member record inspection follows tenure/holding and proper-purpose terms; court may compel on proper-purpose proof (§ 15A:5-24(a),(c)–(d)) |
On any member’s written request, mail prior-year balance sheet and income/expense statement (§ 15A:5-24(b)) |
Court may compel accounts, minutes and member record on proper-purpose proof regardless of tenure or holding (§ 15A:5-24(d)) |
| New Mexico verified 2026-10-02 | Any member of a domestic nonprofit corporation, or the member's agent or attorney (§§ 53-8-2(A), -27) |
Current bylaws are open to public inspection and copying at the New Mexico principal office (§ 53-8-12(B)) |
All corporate books and records, including required account books, minutes, and voting-member record, on the member's proper-purpose route (§ 53-8-27) |
Member route states a proper purpose and reasonable time; § 53-8-27 specifies no written-demand form or advance-notice period |
Any member may inspect for a proper purpose; § 53-8-27 gives no membership-duration threshold or further purpose test |
Member, agent, or attorney may inspect at a reasonable time; voting-member record kept at registered or New Mexico principal office (§ 53-8-27) |
Public may copy current bylaws for a reasonable fee capped at $1 per page (§ 53-8-12(B)) |
Voting members' names and addresses must be kept; member inspection is subject to proper purpose (§ 53-8-27) |
Account books are within the member's proper-purpose inspection route (§ 53-8-27) |
§ 53-8-27 grants member inspection; § 53-8-12(B) separately grants public access to bylaws and caps its copying fee |
| New York verified 2026-10-02 | Member of record for 6 months or holder/authorized holder of 5% of a class of outstanding capital certificates (§ 621(b), (e)) |
Member-meeting minutes and list/record of members, with extracts; meeting voting list has separate production rule (§§ 621(b), 607) |
§ 621(a) requires accounting/board records; § 621(f) preserves court power to compel other records beyond express (b) access |
At least 5 days’ written inspection demand; meeting voting-list production needs 10 days’ prior written notice (§§ 621(b), 607) |
6-month member tenure or 5% certificate class; affidavit may be required on outside-business use and 5-year list-sale history (§ 621(b)–(c)) |
Usual business hours; inspect in person or by agent/attorney; member list kept at corporation or in-state transfer agent/registrar office (§ 621(a)–(b)) |
§ 621(b) permits extracts; records may be kept in form convertible to writing within reasonable time (§ 621(a)–(b)) |
Inspection may be denied if requester refuses statutory affidavit; employee-organization home-address protection (§ 621(c), (h)) |
Qualifying requester gets prior fiscal-year statement and latest interim statement if distributed/public; reasonable preparation time (§ 621(e)) |
Supreme Court show-cause route for refused member minutes/list; other production power preserved; HOA member records extension (§ 621(d), (e-1), (f)) |
| North Carolina verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Chapter 55A corporation; controlling-corporation member also has rights in controlled corporation (§ 55A-16-02(a),(e)) |
Current articles/bylaws, specified resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications and financial statements, current officers/directors (§§ 55A-16-01(e), -16-02(a)) |
Other board/member action excerpts, accounting records, membership list (§ 55A-16-02(b)–(c)) |
Written notice at least 5 business days before either tier; conditional demand particularizes purpose and records (§ 55A-16-02(a)–(c)) |
Conditional tier requires good faith, proper purpose, particularity, and direct record-purpose connection (§ 55A-16-02(c)) |
Reasonable time/location set by corporation; agent or attorney same rights; fresh member list may be furnished (§§ 55A-16-02(a)–(b), -16-03(a),(d)) |
Reasonable inspection/copy production charge capped at estimated cost; reasonable electronic or other copies; records convertible to writing (§§ 55A-16-01(d), -16-03(b)–(c)) |
Conditional list access; board consent needed for unrelated, commercial, sale, or specified solicitation use (§§ 55A-16-02(b)(3), -16-05) |
Written demand for latest annual statements, if any; charitable/religious articles or bylaws may provide otherwise (§ 55A-16-20(a)–(b)) |
County superior court; summary core-record order, expedited other-record application, conditional fees/use limits; controlled-corporation extension (§§ 55A-16-02(e), -16-04) |
| North Dakota verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a North Dakota nonprofit corporation, or member's agent or attorney; voting-member status for meeting-list route (§§ 10-33-70(2), -80(2)) |
No unconditional member tier; § 10-33-80(2) applies proper purpose to the listed records |
Articles/bylaws, accounting records, voting agreements, 6 years of member/board/committee minutes, and requested annual financial statement (§ 10-33-80(1)–(3)) |
Section 10-33-80(2) permits inspection at reasonable time for proper purpose; financial statement follows request under subsection 3; meeting list needs written demand (§§ 10-33-70(2), -80) |
Proper purpose is reasonably related to member interest; obtained records cannot be used or furnished for another purpose (§ 10-33-80(2),(4)) |
Listed records at principal executive office; member, agent or attorney may inspect at reasonable time; nonvisual records converted on entitled request (§ 10-33-80(1)–(2),(6)) |
Corporation may charge reasonable copy expense; entitled requester may demand legible conversion, with expense allocated like copies (§ 10-33-80(5)–(6)) |
Voting-member meeting list available for meeting communication; written-demand copying at member expense; proper-purpose use limit and protective-order remedy (§ 10-33-70(1)–(5)) |
On request, corporation gives last annual-period income/surplus results and closing-date asset/liability balance sheet (§ 10-33-80(3)) |
Wrongful access/copy denial permits injunction, damages, costs and reasonable attorney fees; court may protect improper use; meeting-list refusal has distinct district-court relief (§§ 10-33-70(3), -80(4),(7)) |
| Ohio verified 2026-10-02 | Any member or director, or agent/attorney of either; member access subject to articles/regulations limits (§ 1702.15) |
All corporate books and records, including membership records, subject to purpose/time and member document limits (§ 1702.15) |
Same all-records examination route; reasonable and proper purpose required (§ 1702.15) |
§ 1702.15 requires reasonable time and purpose; it does not prescribe a demand form or lead time |
Reasonable and proper purpose; no tenure condition stated in § 1702.15 |
Member or director may use agent/attorney; reasonable examination time (§ 1702.15) |
§ 1702.15 states examination, without a copy method or cost schedule |
Membership records expressly included; articles or regulations may limit members’ examination rights (§ 1702.15) |
Books and records of account included in the reasonable-purpose examination right (§ 1702.15) |
§ 1702.15 states examination entitlement and member document limits; no special court procedure in that section |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a nonprofit nonstock corporation; beneficial member may demand with documentary proof (§§ 1004.1(A), 1065(B)) |
No unconditional inspection tier; the member route requires a proper purpose (§ 1065(B)) |
Membership ledger/list and other corporate books and records; qualified subsidiary records (§§ 1004.1(A), 1065(B)) |
Sworn written demand states purpose and goes to registered office or principal business place; five business days without reply opens court route (§ 1065(B)–(C)) |
Proper purpose reasonably relates to member interest; no tenure threshold in this route (§ 1065(B)) |
Usual business hours; member, attorney, or other authorized agent; court may order a list furnished (§ 1065(B)–(C)) |
May copy or extract; electronic records converted to legible paper on entitled person's request; court-ordered list may require reasonable furnishing cost (§§ 1065(B)–(C), 1069) |
Corporation bears improper-purpose burden for ledger/list in court; court may set inspection conditions (§ 1065(C)(3)) |
Current route covers corporate books and records; November 2026 text expressly lists three years of annual financial statements (§ 1065(B); future § 1065(A)(1)(g)) |
District court may order inspection after refusal or five-business-day silence; November 1, 2026 text adds defined record scope, good-faith/particularity conditions, confidentiality and heightened extra-record tests (§ 1065(C); future § 1065(A)–(G)) |
| Oregon verified 2026-10-02 | Chapter 65 corporation member; religious articles/bylaws and specified political or social-action public benefit articles may restrict identified rights (§ 65.774(1),(5)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, leader contacts, recent annual financials/reports, annual registry report (§§ 65.771(5), .774(1)) |
Other member/board/committee action excerpts, accounting records and membership list under proper-purpose conditions (§ 65.774(2)–(3)) |
Written notice of demand at least 5 business days ahead for both tiers; conditional demand particularizes purpose and records (§ 65.774(1)–(3)) |
Conditional tier: good faith, proper purpose, reasonable particularity and direct connection; no member-tenure threshold stated (§ 65.774(3)) |
Reasonable time and corporation-specified reasonable location; agent or attorney same rights; recent member list may be furnished (§§ 65.774(1)–(2), .777(1),(4)) |
Records convertible into writing within reasonable time; reasonable photographic/other copies; labor/material charge capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§§ 65.771(4), .777(2)–(3)) |
Board-consent limits unrelated/commercial/sale use; meeting list has separate written-demand route; religious and specified political/social-action corporations may restrict list access (§§ 65.224, .774(5), .782) |
Last three annual statements and accountant reports, if any, kept among routine inspectable records; no standalone statement-delivery clock stated (§§ 65.771(5)(g)–(h), .774(1)) |
Circuit court in principal-office county or registered-office county; summary core order, other-record order, prevailing-party fees discretionary; 5-day corporate hearing notice unless court changes it (§ 65.781) |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit member; agent or attorney may act with verified authority (§ 5508(b), (b.1)(2)) |
Current bylaws must be provided promptly, in record form, free on member demand (§ 5508(f)) |
Membership register, accounts, minutes and written consents of incorporators, members, directors, other bodies (§ 5508(a)–(b)) |
Good-faith verified demand in record form; particular purpose, records and relationship; delivery to listed office/secretary routes (§ 5508(b.1)) |
Proper purpose reasonably related to member interest; member explains record-to-purpose link (§ 5508(b.1)(1), (4)) |
Usual business hours, in person or by agent/attorney with verified authority; demand delivered to specified offices or secretary (§ 5508(b), (b.1)(2), (5)) |
Copies/extracts allowed; court-provided member list may require payment of reasonable cost; current bylaws copy free (§ 5508(b), (c), (f)) |
Reasonable access/use conditions, including confidentiality; corporation must prove reasonableness in dispute (§ 5508(g)) |
Member may inspect account books/records for proper purpose; § 5508(a)–(b) requires their maintenance and opens inspection |
Refusal or no reply within 5 business days permits court action; list-purpose burden on corporation, other-record purpose on member (§ 5508(c)–(e)) |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-10-02 | Any member of a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, or the member's agent or attorney (§ 7-6-30) |
Section 7-6-30 places all books and records on its proper-purpose member route |
All corporate books and records, including required account books, minutes, and voting-member record (§ 7-6-30) |
Inspection under § 7-6-30 is for a proper purpose at a reasonable time; the section states no advance written-demand period |
Any member may inspect for a proper purpose; § 7-6-30 states no membership-duration threshold |
Member, agent, or attorney may inspect at a reasonable time; voting-member record kept at registered or Rhode Island principal office (§ 7-6-30) |
Section 7-6-30 grants inspection and does not specify a member-copying charge or conversion procedure |
Voting members' names and addresses must be kept; their inspection falls within the proper-purpose rule (§ 7-6-30) |
Account books fall within the proper-purpose inspection route (§ 7-6-30) |
Section 7-6-30 grants member inspection but specifies no inspection-order procedure after refusal |
| South Carolina verified 2026-10-02 | Member of Chapter 31 nonprofit corporation; religious corporation articles/bylaws may limit inspection (§ 33-31-1602(a), (e)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, director/officer list and latest filed reports (§§ 33-31-1601(e), -1602(a)) |
Other permanent-action excerpts, accounting records and membership list under good-faith proper-purpose test (§ 33-31-1602(b)–(c)) |
Core records: written notice or demand; conditional records: written notice; each at least 5 business days before desired inspection (§ 33-31-1602(a)–(b)) |
Conditional tier: good faith, proper purpose, reasonably particular description and direct connection; no membership-duration threshold stated (§ 33-31-1602(c)) |
Reasonable time and corporation-specified reasonable location; agent/attorney same rights; reasonable photographic or other copies (§§ 33-31-1602(a)–(b), -1603(a)–(b)) |
Records convertible into written form within reasonable time; copy charge for labor/material capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§§ 33-31-1601(d), -1603(c)) |
Recently compiled list may satisfy member-record demand; board-consent limits unrelated, commercial and sale uses; meeting list separately inspectable for member communication (§§ 33-31-1603(d), -1605, -720(b)) |
Written member or Attorney General demand for latest annual balance sheet/operations statement with accountant or officer report; religious articles/bylaws exception (§ 33-31-1620) |
Circuit court of principal-office county or registered-office county; summary core order, expedited other order, conditional costs/fees and use limits; religious-corporation carveout (§§ 33-31-1602(e), -1604) |
| South Dakota verified 2026-10-02 | Any member of a South Dakota nonprofit corporation, or the member's agent or attorney (§ 47-24-2) |
Section 47-24-2 places all books and records on its proper-purpose member route |
All corporate books and records, including required account books, minutes, and voting-member record (§§ 47-24-1–2) |
Inspection under § 47-24-2 is for a proper purpose at a reasonable time; no written-demand lead time is stated there |
Any member may inspect for a proper purpose; § 47-24-2 states no membership-duration threshold |
Member, agent, or attorney may inspect at a reasonable time; voting-member record kept at registered or principal office (§§ 47-24-1–2) |
Section 47-24-2 grants inspection; § 47-24-1 permits electronic records when articles or bylaws authorize them |
Voting members' names and addresses must be kept; inspection falls within proper-purpose rule (§§ 47-24-1–2) |
Account books fall within the proper-purpose inspection route (§§ 47-24-1–2) |
Section 47-24-2 grants member inspection but specifies no inspection-order procedure after refusal |
| Tennessee verified 2026-10-04 | Member of domestic nonprofit corporation; member's agent or attorney has same rights (§§ 48-66-102, -103(a)) |
Current charter/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, director/officer list, latest annual report (§§ 48-66-101(e), -102(a)) |
Remaining meeting/action excerpts, accounting records, membership list; good-faith proper purpose and direct connection (§ 48-66-102(b)–(c)) |
Written demand to corporation at least 5 business days before inspection; regular business hours; purpose-tier demand describes purpose and records (§ 48-66-102(a)–(c)) |
Purpose-tier demand in good faith for proper purpose, reasonably particular, records directly connected; no tenure minimum stated (§ 48-66-102(c)) |
Reasonable location set by corporation; agent or attorney may act; fresh member-list copy may satisfy list demand (§§ 48-66-102(a)–(b), -103(a), (d)) |
Reasonable photographic/other copies, electronic if available and requested; charge capped at estimated production, reproduction or transmission cost (§§ 48-66-101(d), -103(b)–(c), (e)) |
List use tied to member interest absent board consent; no commercial use, transfer/sale or unrelated solicitation; purpose showing applies (§§ 48-66-102(b)(3), (c), -105) |
Latest annual balance sheet and operations statement on member's document demand; deliver within 1 month, or within 4 months after year-end for latest year (§ 48-66-201(a)–(c)) |
Local equity court may order inspection; expedited for purpose-tier records; cost/fee shifting with good-faith refusal exception; separate mutual-benefit list alternative has unresolved statutory cross-reference (§§ 48-66-104, -107(b)) |
| Texas verified 2026-10-02 | Nonprofit corporate member; meeting-list route for voting members entitled to vote (§§ 22.351, 22.158(b)–(c)) |
Books and records relevant to proper purpose under one written-demand route (§ 22.351) |
Proper-purpose books/records route; meeting voting list accessible for communication about meeting (§§ 22.351, 22.158(b)) |
Written demand stating purpose; reasonable inspection time; meeting-list demand written during availability period (§§ 22.351, 22.158(b)–(c)) |
Proper purpose and records relevant to that purpose; meeting-list use tied to meeting communication (§§ 22.351, 22.158(b)) |
In person or by agent, accountant, attorney; meeting list at principal office or stated reasonable meeting-city place (§§ 22.351, 22.158(b)–(c)) |
Member bears copying expense under § 22.351; meeting-list copies also at member expense (§ 22.158(c)) |
Voting-member list available from second business day after meeting notice through meeting for member communication (§ 22.158(b)–(c)) |
Board annually prepares/approves financial report under § 22.352, subject to § 22.355 exemptions; member access under § 22.351 |
§ 22.351 states inspection entitlement; § 22.158 supplies a special meeting-list access period (no court process stated in those sections) |
| Utah verified 2026-10-02 | Utah nonprofit member, including a voting-trust beneficial owner or other proven beneficial owner (§ 16-6a-1602(4)) |
Principal-office articles, bylaws, member resolutions/communications/minutes, leaders, latest report and recent financials; still subject to purpose test (§§ 16-6a-1601(5), -1602(1),(3)) |
All inspected records require good faith and proper purpose; other action, accounting and member records form second access tier (§§ 16-6a-1601(1)–(3), -1602(2)–(3)) |
Written demand at least five business days ahead for both tiers, describing purpose and records with reasonable particularity (§ 16-6a-1602(1)–(3)) |
Good faith, purpose reasonably related to member interest, particularity and direct connection for both tiers; no stated tenure threshold (§ 16-6a-1602(3)–(4)) |
Regular hours; principal office for listed records, corporation-specified reasonable place for other records; agent/attorney same rights; list may be furnished (§§ 16-6a-1602(1)–(2), -1603(1),(4)) |
Reasonable photographic, xerographic, electronic or other copies; convertible records; copying charge capped at estimated production/reproduction cost, except financial statement route (§§ 16-6a-1601(4), -1603(2)–(3), -1606) |
Board consent required for unrelated, commercial, sale, or specified money-solicitation use; separate meeting/ballot list access and court route (§§ 16-6a-710, -1605) |
On any member’s written request, mail most recent annual and published financials, if any, within 15 days; recent annual statements also in principal-office records (§§ 16-6a-1601(5)(i), -1606) |
Title 78A court may summarily order access; costs and counsel fees absent proved good-faith reasonable doubt, discretionary damages and restrictions; articles/bylaws cannot limit right (§§ 16-6a-1602(5), -1604) |
| Vermont verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Vermont nonprofit corporation; member’s agent or attorney shares inspection and copying rights (§§ 16.02, 16.03(a)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member actions and communications, current directors/officers, latest biennial report (§§ 16.01(e), 16.02(a)) |
Other member/board/committee action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 16.02(b)–(c)) |
Written notice at least 5 business days before inspection for both tiers; conditional demand describes purpose and records particularly (§ 16.02(a)–(c)) |
Conditional tier requires good faith, proper purpose, particular description, and direct record-to-purpose connection (§ 16.02(c)) |
Reasonable corporation-specified time and location; agent or attorney may act; core records kept at principal or in-state registered office (§§ 16.01(e), 16.02(a)–(b), 16.03(a)) |
Reasonable copies may include computer diskette, photographs or xerography; labor/material charge capped at estimated copy cost (§ 16.03(b)–(c)) |
Board-consent restriction on unrelated use, solicitation, commercial use, and sale; corporation may supply freshly compiled list (§§ 16.03(d), 16.05) |
Latest annual balance sheet and operations statement furnished on written member demand, with accountant or officer report (§ 16.20) |
County Superior Court may summarily order core access or expedite other-record application; ordered access brings costs/counsel fees unless good-faith reasonable doubt proved (§ 16.04) |
| Virginia verified 2026-10-02 | Nonstock corporation member; 6 months of record membership for conditional tier (§ 13.1-933(A)–(C)) |
Current articles/bylaws, class resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/communications, directors/officers, annual report (§§ 13.1-932(E), -933(A)) |
Other board/member action excerpts, accounting records, member record; 2027 replacement narrows accounts to recent-statement ledgers/work papers (§ 13.1-933(B)–(C); 2027 text) |
Current written notice at least 5 business days; from Jan. 2027 signed notice to secretary at least 10 business days (§ 13.1-933(A)–(C); 2027 text) |
Conditional tier: 6 months’ record membership, good faith, proper purpose, particularity, direct connection (§ 13.1-933(C)) |
Core records at principal office; conditional records at reasonable location; agent/attorney rights; member list may be furnished (§§ 13.1-933(A)–(B), -934(A),(D)) |
Reasonable copies including electronic transmission if available/requested; charge capped at estimated production/reproduction/transmission cost; 2027 cost rule changes (§ 13.1-934(B)–(C); 2027 text) |
Current list in conditional tier; 2027 text adds reasonable confidentiality limits and specific list-use bans (§ 13.1-933(B)–(C); 2027 (D),(G)) |
From Jan. 2027, written member request for latest prepared annual statements; 30-day response and court route (§ 13.1-935.2, effective 2027) |
Circuit court may summarily order core or expedite other access; conditional fees/use limits; Jan. 2027 replacement changes fee and confidentiality standards (§ 13.1-935; 2027 text) |
| Washington verified 2026-10-02 | Domestic nonprofit member, including qualifying pre-2022 bylaw members and delegates exercising member powers (§§ 24.03A.010(45), .215) |
Current articles/bylaws, 6 years of general member communications, current directors/officers, latest annual report (§§ 24.03A.210(2), .215(1)) |
Board/member action excerpts, accounting records, membership list; statutory withholding and list limits apply (§§ 24.03A.215(2)–(4), .240) |
Executed notice in record delivered to corporation at least 5 business days before inspection, for either tier (§ 24.03A.215(1)–(2)) |
Conditional tier requires good faith, proper purpose, reasonably particular purpose and records, direct connection, and agreement to reasonable use limits (§ 24.03A.215(4)) |
Regular hours at reasonable corporation-specified location; agent/attorney shares rights; reasonable copies may be sent electronically unless member objects (§§ 24.03A.215, .220(1)–(3)) |
Articles and bylaws free on request; other copies at reasonable labor/material cost, capped by estimated production, reproduction, or transmission (§ 24.03A.220(4)) |
Privilege, protected addresses, likely harm and legal secrecy may justify withholding portions; list-use restrictions and meeting-list alternative (§§ 24.03A.215(3)–(4), .240, .405(6)) |
Record-form member demand for latest annual balance sheet and operations statement, with accountant or officer report; religious-activity articles/bylaws exception (§ 24.03A.225) |
Court may order core records summarily or assess conditional-record refusal; fee shifting and use limits; separate meeting-list relief (§§ 24.03A.230, .405(4)) |
| West Virginia verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a West Virginia nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares member's inspection/copying rights (§§ 31E-15-1502(a)–(c), -1503(a)) |
Inspection of current articles/bylaws, board resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions and communications, and current officers/directors (§§ 31E-15-1501(e), -1502(a)) |
Inspection and copying of other action excerpts and accounting records; inspection of member record with no default copying right (§ 31E-15-1502(b)–(d)) |
Written notice of demand at least 5 business days before inspection for both groups; conditional demand states purpose and records with reasonable particularity (§ 31E-15-1502(a)–(c)) |
Conditional records require good-faith proper purpose, particular description, and direct connection between records and purpose (§ 31E-15-1502(c)) |
Core inspection during regular hours at principal office; other records at reasonable corporation-specified location; agent/attorney may act (§§ 31E-15-1502(a)–(b), -1503(a)) |
Reasonable copies may be furnished, including available requested electronic copies; charge capped at estimated production, reproduction or transmission cost (§ 31E-15-1503(b), (d)) |
Member record may be inspected on proper-purpose route but copied only if articles/bylaws provide; corporation may furnish a fresh list at its expense (§§ 31E-15-1502(c)–(d), -1503(c)) |
Annual balance sheet and income statement mailed within 120 days after fiscal year; written request by member not mailed the latest statements (§ 31E-15-1520) |
Circuit court may summarily order core access at corporate expense or expedite other-record application; fees follow order unless good-faith doubt proven; articles/bylaws cannot limit inspection (§§ 31E-15-1502(e), -1504) |
| Wisconsin verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Chapter 181 nonstock corporation (§ 181.1602(1)–(2)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member minutes/actions, current director/officer list (§§ 181.1601(5), .1602(1)) |
Other permanent-action record excerpts only, subject to good-faith proper-purpose test; current subsection (2) lists only item (a) (§ 181.1602(2)–(3)) |
Principal-office tier: written notice or demand; other excerpts: written notice; both at least 5 business days before inspection (§ 181.1602(1)–(2)) |
Other-action excerpts: good faith, proper purpose, particular description of purpose and records, direct connection; no tenure threshold in § 181.1602 (§ 181.1602(3)) |
Corporation specifies reasonable time and location; agent or attorney has same rights; reasonable photographic or other copies (§§ 181.1602(1)–(2), .1603(1)–(2)) |
Records convertible to writing in reasonable time; copy charge for labor/material capped by estimated production or reproduction cost (§§ 181.1601(4), .1603(3)) |
Meeting list inspectable for meeting communication; copying on written demand subject to purpose and use limits; § 181.1603(4) cites a missing § 181.1602(2)(c) (§§ 181.0720(2), .1603(4), .1605) |
Written member demand for latest annual balance sheet/operations statement, with CPA report or officer accounting statement (§ 181.1620(1)–(2)) |
Circuit court of principal-office county or registered-office county; summary core/meeting-list order, expedited other-record order, conditional costs and use limits; current § 181.1602(2) contains only (a) (§§ 181.0720(4), .1604) |
| Wyoming verified 2026-10-02 | Member of a Wyoming nonprofit corporation; agent or attorney shares rights; religious-corporation exception (§§ 17-19-1602, -1603(a)) |
Current articles/bylaws, member-rights resolutions, 3 years of member actions and communications, current directors/officers, latest annual report (§§ 17-19-1601(e), -1602(a)) |
Other member/board/committee action excerpts, accounting records, and membership list (§ 17-19-1602(b)–(c)) |
Written notice or demand at least 5 business days before core inspection; written notice for conditional tier (§ 17-19-1602(a)–(b)) |
Conditional records require good faith, proper purpose, particular description, and direct record-to-purpose connection (§ 17-19-1602(c)) |
Reasonable corporation-specified time/location; agent or attorney may act; core records kept at principal office (§§ 17-19-1601(e), -1602, -1603(a)) |
Reasonable photographic/xerographic or other copies; labor/material charge capped at estimated production or reproduction cost (§ 17-19-1603(b)–(c)) |
Board-consent limits on unrelated use, solicitation, commercial use and sale; fresh list may substitute; privileged/confidential records protected (§§ 17-19-1602(f), -1603(d), -1605) |
Latest annual balance sheet and operations statement on written demand, with accountant or officer report; religious articles/bylaws may provide otherwise (§ 17-19-1620) |
District court may summarily order core access or expedite other-record application; fee rule with good-faith exception; religious documents may limit or abolish inspection (§§ 17-19-1602(e), -1604) |
Every jurisdiction we can source is here: 50 of 51, verified against the statute. Arkansas is absent because the state publishes no official statute text we are permitted to read and quote, and we will not fill the gap from a secondary source. If that changes, the row goes up.
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