Nonprofit Corporation Member Books and Records Inspection in Alaska
At a glance
| Eligible member and corporation | Any member of a corporation under Alaska's nonprofit corporation chapter, or the member's agent or attorney (§ 10.20.131(b)) |
|---|---|
| Routine records | The inspection right in § 10.20.131(b) is conditioned on a proper purpose for all books and records |
| Purpose-conditioned 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)) |
| Demand form and notice | Proper-purpose inspection at a reasonable time; § 10.20.131(b) states no written-demand form or advance-notice period |
| Purpose, tenure, and connection | Any member may inspect for any proper purpose; § 10.20.131(b) states no membership-duration threshold or defined record-to-purpose test |
| Place, representatives, and delivery | Agent or attorney may inspect; voting-member record kept at registered or principal office in Alaska (§ 10.20.131(a)–(b)) |
| Copies, conversion, and cost | Section 10.20.131(b) grants inspection; it does not specify copying, conversion, or a copy-charge rule |
| Member list and confidentiality | Voting-member names and addresses must be kept in state and fall within the proper-purpose inspection rule (§ 10.20.131(a)–(b)) |
| Financial statements | Account books fall within inspection; § 10.20.131 states no separate financial-statement delivery route |
| Court remedy and special rules | Section 10.20.131 states the member inspection right without a specific court-remedy or fee procedure |
Records and inspection
Alaska Stat. § 10.20.131(a) requires correct and complete account books, minutes of member and board proceedings and proceedings of committees exercising board authority, plus an in-state office record of the names and addresses of voting members. Subsection (b) provides the member route: “All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member, or an agent or attorney for the member, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.”
What trips people up
The proper-purpose condition applies to the entire inspection right in § 10.20.131(b), including the voting-member record. The section speaks in terms of inspection; it does not set a copying price or a separate financial-statement delivery deadline.
Common questions
May an attorney inspect for a member? Yes. Section 10.20.131(b) names an agent or attorney for the member.
Where must the voting-member record be kept? At the corporation's registered office or principal office in Alaska under § 10.20.131(a).
Statutes and sources
- § 10.20.131: “All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member, or an agent or attorney for the member, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.” Official Alaska Statutes, accessed 2026-10-02.
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