(a) A nonprofit corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members, board of directors, and any designated body, a record of all actions taken by the members, board of directors, or members of a designated body without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors or a designated body on behalf of the corporation.
(b) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.
(c) 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.
(d) A nonprofit corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in any other form of a record.
(e) A nonprofit corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office:
(1) Its articles of incorporation or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;
(2) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;
(3) The minutes and records described in subsection (a) of this section for the past 3 years;
(4) All communications in the form of a record to members generally within the past 3 years, including the financial statements furnished for the past 3 years under § 29-413.20;
(5) A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers; and
(6) Its most recent biennial report delivered to the Mayor under § 29- 102.11.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
(a) Subject to § 29-413.07, a member of a nonprofit corporation shall be entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation's principal office, any of the records of the corporation described in § 29-413.01(e) if the member delivers to the corporation a signed notice in the form of a record at least 5 business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy.
(b) A member of a nonprofit corporation shall be entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a 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 delivers to the corporation a signed notice in the form of a record at least 5 business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy:
(1) Excerpts from any records required to be maintained under § 29- 413.01(a), to the extent not subject to inspection under § 29-413.02(a);
(2) Accounting records of the corporation; and
(3) Subject to § 29-413.07, the membership list.
(c) A member may inspect and copy the records described 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) The right of inspection granted by this section may be abolished or limited by a nonprofit corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws.
(e) This section shall not affect:
(1) The right of a member to inspect records under § 29-405.20 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, 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.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
(a) A member's agent or attorney shall have the same inspection and copying rights as the member represented.
(b) The right to copy records under § 29-413.02 shall include, if reasonable, the right to receive copies. Copies may be provided through an electronic transmission if available and so requested by the member.
(c) The nonprofit corporation may comply at its expense with a member's demand to inspect the record of members under § 29-413.02(b)(3) by providing the member with a list of members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member's demand.
(d) The nonprofit corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the member. The charge shall not exceed the estimated cost of production, reproduction, or transmission of the records.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
(a) If a nonprofit corporation does not allow a member who complies with § 29-413.02(a) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the Superior Court may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the member.
(b) If a nonprofit corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other record, the member who complies with § 29- 413.02(b) and (c) may apply to the Superior Court 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 Superior Court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the nonprofit corporation to pay the member's costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, 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 member to inspect the records demanded.
(d) If the Superior 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 member.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
(a) A director of a nonprofit corporation shall be entitled to inspect and copy the books, records, and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director's duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation or law other than this chapter.
(b) The Superior Court may order inspection and copying of the books, records, and documents at the corporation's expense, upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection rights, unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
(c) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the nonprofit corporation from undue burden or expense, and prohibiting the director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director's costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in connection with the application.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
(a) Whenever notice would otherwise be required to be given under any provision of this chapter to a member, the notice need not be given if notice of 2 consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings during the period between such 2 consecutive annual meetings, have been returned undeliverable or could not be delivered.
(b) If a member delivers to the nonprofit corporation a notice setting forth the member's then-current address, the requirement that notice be given to that member shall be reinstated.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
(a) Without consent of the board of directors, a membership list or any part thereof shall not be obtained or used by any person and shall not be:
(1) Used to solicit money or property unless the money or property will be used solely to solicit the votes of the members in an election to be held by the nonprofit corporation;
(2) Used for any commercial purpose; or
(3) Sold to or purchased by any person.
(b) Instead of making a membership list available for inspection and copying under this subpart, a nonprofit corporation may elect to proceed under the procedures set forth in § 29-405.20(f).
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.
