(1) A nonprofit corporation shall keep permanently a copy of the following records:

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Terms Used In Washington Code 24.03A.210

  • 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.
(a) Minutes of all meetings of its members and of its board of directors;
(b) A record of all actions taken by the members and board of directors by unanimous written consent; and
(c) A record of all actions taken on behalf of the corporation by a committee of the board.
(2) A nonprofit corporation shall keep a current copy of the following records:
(a) Its articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;
(b) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;
(c) All communications in the form of a record to members generally within the past six years, including the financial statements furnished for the past six years under RCW 24.03A.225;
(d) A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and
(e) Its most recent annual report delivered to the secretary of state under RCW 24.03A.070.
(3) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.
(4) A membership corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to cast.
(5) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in any other form of a record.
(6) All records required to be maintained by a nonprofit corporation may be maintained at any location within or without this state.

NOTES:

Effective date2021 c 176: See note following RCW 24.03A.005.