North Carolina General Statutes 55A-16-02. Inspection of records by members
(a) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-16-01(e) if the member gives the corporation written notice of his demand at least five business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy.
(b) A member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and gives the corporation written notice of his demand at least five business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy:
(1) Excerpts from any records required to be maintained under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-16-01(a), to the extent not subject to inspection under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-16-02(a);
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 55A-16-02
- 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
(2) Accounting records of the corporation; and
(3) Subject to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-16-05, the membership list.
(c) A member may inspect and copy the records identified in subsection (b) of this section only if:
(1) The member’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose;
(2) The member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the member desires to inspect; and
(3) The records are directly connected with this purpose.
(d) This section does not affect:
(1) The right of a member to inspect records under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-7-20 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to inspect the records to the same extent as any other litigant; or
(2) The power of a court, independently of this Chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.
(e) A member of a corporation that has the power to elect, appoint, or designate a majority of the directors of another domestic or foreign corporation, whether nonprofit or business, shall have inspection rights with respect to the records of that other corporation. (1955, c. 1230; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 801, s. 31; 1993, c. 398, s. 1.)