Nonprofit Corporation Member Books and Records Inspection in Louisiana
At a glance
| Eligible member and corporation | Every voting member of a Title 12 Chapter 2 nonprofit corporation; shareholder also named (§ 12:223(C)) |
|---|---|
| Routine records | 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)) |
| Purpose-conditioned records | 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)) |
| Demand form and notice | § 12:223(C) requires no advance written demand or fixed notice period; examination at any reasonable time (§ 12:223(C)) |
| Purpose, tenure, and connection | Voting membership required; § 12:223(C) states no separate tenure, purpose, or record-to-purpose condition (§ 12:223(C)) |
| Place, representatives, and delivery | Listed records kept at registered office; examine in person or by agent or attorney at any reasonable time (§ 12:223(A),(C)) |
| Copies, conversion, and cost | 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)) |
| Member list and confidentiality | 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 statements | 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)) |
| Court remedy and special rules | § 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)) |
Requirements one by one
Voting-member examination right
Louisiana R.S. 12:223(A) requires Chapter 2 corporations to keep member, board, and committee meeting records; a membership register with names and addresses by class or series and share holdings; records of assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, and surplus; and separate records of trust funds. The register also records membership terminations and share transfers.
Under subsection (C), every voting member may examine those listed records in person or through an agent or attorney at any reasonable time. They are kept at the registered office. The section does not state a written-demand form, advance notice period, membership-duration threshold, or separate proper-purpose test.
Format, reports, and court terms
Subsection (B) lets the corporation keep the records in written form or another form reasonably convertible into writing. Subsection (C) says “examine”; it does not expressly set a separate copying entitlement or charge. If the articles or a trust instrument so provide, subsection (D) requires a treasurer-signed annual report about trust funds and their use to be mailed to members within 90 days after the fiscal year closes.
Section 12:223 contains no inspection-specific court procedure or fee award. A member facing a refusal should check the full current statute and governing documents for the right at issue.
Statutes and sources
- La. R.S. § 12:223: Louisiana Legislature, accessed 2026-10-02.
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