New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-A:16.04 – Court-Ordered Inspection
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(a) If a corporation does not allow a shareholder who complies with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:16.02(a) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the superior court of the county where the corporation’s principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located or the business and commercial dispute docket of the superior court (which court shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to hear such matter and to which the corporation shall be deemed to have consented) may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s expense upon application of the shareholder.
(b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder to inspect and copy any other record, the shareholder who complies with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:16.02(c) and (d) may apply to the superior court in the county where the corporation’s principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located or the business and commercial dispute docket of the superior court (which court shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to hear such matter and to which the corporation shall be deemed to have consented) for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
(c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the shareholder’s expenses incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded.
(d) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding shareholder.
(b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder to inspect and copy any other record, the shareholder who complies with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:16.02(c) and (d) may apply to the superior court in the county where the corporation’s principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located or the business and commercial dispute docket of the superior court (which court shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to hear such matter and to which the corporation shall be deemed to have consented) for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-A:16.04
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the shareholder’s expenses incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded.
(d) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding shareholder.